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Wings Clip People Father I Start Behaving End

Idiom Clip Your Wings
Example My father said that if I didn't start behaving, he was going to clip my wings.
Meaning to end a person's privileges; to take away someone's power or freedom to do something
Origin In ancient Rome thousands of years ago, people clipped the wings of pet birds so that they couldn't fly away. For centuries people have used the idiom "clip one's wings" to mean bringing a person under control.

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