clip (someone's) wings [klɪp ˈsʌmˌwʌnz wɪŋz] 🔊
cortar as asas / asinhas (de alguém) - restringir uma pessoa, trazê-la sob controle. (Clip). ✰ After the incident, the strict rules seemed to clip the team's wings, restricting their creative freedom and innovation. (Após o incidente, as regras rígidas pareceram cortar as asas da equipe, restringindo sua liberdade criativa e inovação.)
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1. CLIP (someone's) wings. In: Bird Idioms and Quizzes: Bird Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/js11c. Acesso em: 28 dez. 2022.
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