spread one's wings
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]spread one's wings (third-person singular simple present spreads one's wings, present participle spreading one's wings, simple past and past participle spread one's wings)
- (idiomatic) To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities.
- Synonyms: expand one's wings, stretch one's wings, try one's wings
- 1980, John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over:
- It's time to spread our wings and fly. Don't let another day go by my love
Translations
[edit]to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities
Further reading
[edit]- “spread one’s wings”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “spread your wings”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.