at a clip at a time; all at once. US informal
2000Anthony BourdainKitchen Confidential I peeled 75 pounds of shrimp at a clip.
clip someone's wings prevent someone from acting freely.
☞ Clip someone's wings comes from the phrase clip a bird's wings, which means 'trim the feathers of a bird so that it cannot fly'.
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