clip someone's wings

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

clipped someone's wings clipping someone's wings clips someone's wings 三单 clips someone's wings clipping someone's wings 现在分词 clipped someone's wings 过去式 clipped someone's wings 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To restrict someone's freedom.

    习语

词源

A reference to someone clipping a bird's wings to prevent it from flying away.

来源：wiktionary