Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “clip the wings of” and its meaning is “to limit/restrict someone’s freedom; impose limits on, keep within bounds, keep under control; stand in the way of, obstruct, impede, thwart, hamstring”.
Example Sentence: Australian officials have said the player, who has refused to reveal his Covid vaccination status but previously said he was opposed to vaccination, was refused entry because he failed to meet vaccination exemption requirements… Novak Djokovic’s mother, Dijana, said he was being scapegoated and described the situation as scandalous (disgracefully bad). “Our Novak, our pride,” she said. “Novak is Serbia, and Serbia is Novak. They want to clip his wings, but we know how strong he is.”
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Djokovic father says visa row aimed at ‘stomping on Serbia’ and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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