wing

clip someone's wings: seeclip.

in the wings ready to do something or to be used at the appropriate time.

☞ This idiom comes from the theatre, in which the wings here are the areas screened from public view where actors wait for their cue to come on stage.

on a wing and a prayer with only the slightest chance of success.

☞ This expression comes from the title of a 1943 song by the American songwriter Harold Adamson, 'Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer'. He himself took it from a contemporary comment made by a wartime pilot speaking to ground control before making an emergency landing.

spread (or stretch or try) your wings extend your activities and interests or start new ones.

under your wing in or into your protective care.

1991Mickey MantleMy Favorite Summer He kind of took me under his wing and showed me the ropes in my first year.

wait in the wings stand ready to do something or to be used at the appropriate time.

词组	wing
释义	wing clip someone's wings: seeclip. in the wings ready to do something or to be used at the appropriate time. ☞ This idiom comes from the theatre, in which the wings here are the areas screened from public view where actors wait for their cue to come on stage. on a wing and a prayer with only the slightest chance of success. ☞ This expression comes from the title of a 1943 song by the American songwriter Harold Adamson, 'Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer'. He himself took it from a contemporary comment made by a wartime pilot speaking to ground control before making an emergency landing. spread (or stretch or try) your wings extend your activities and interests or start new ones. under your wing in or into your protective care. 1991Mickey MantleMy Favorite Summer He kind of took me under his wing and showed me the ropes in my first year. wait in the wings stand ready to do something or to be used at the appropriate time.
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