spread one's wings en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities.
By this time, largely inspired by The Railway Magazine, I had begun to spread my wings, and had started on a long career of railway exploration.
1957 July 14, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:It's time to spread our wings and fly. Don't let another day go by my love
1980, John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spreading one's wings | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spread one's wings | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spread one's wings | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spreads one's wings | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
wingspread · clip someone's wings · under one's wing · clip the wings of
Synonyms
stretch one's wings · try one's wings · expand one's wings
Translations (7)
ja 羽ばたく (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities) · hu bontogatja a szárnyait (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities) · hu önálló életet kezd (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities) · hu saját lábára áll (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities) · ru распра́вить кры́лья (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities) · hu próbálgatja a szárnyait (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities) · hu próbára teszi magát (to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities)