clip someone's wings
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Etymology edit
A reference to someone clipping a bird's wings to prevent it from flying away.
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clip someone's wings (third-person singular simple present clips someone's wings, present participle clipping someone's wings, simple past and past participle clipped someone's wings)
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To curtail someone's freedom
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