| 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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