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• clip (someone's) wings
  ограничивать или сдерживать кого-либо, "подрезать крылья"

  The company decided to clip the manager's wings and took away his expense account.
• spread one's wings
  стать независимым, расправить крылья

  Sam decided to become independent; he wants to spread his wings and try to do something on his own.
• take (someone) under one's wings
  взять кого-либо под своё покровительство, "под крылышко"

  Diana took Moira, who was just out of high school, under her wing.
• try out one's wings
  пытаться сделать что-либо, чему только что научился

  Tina has had only ten German lessons, but she wants to try her wings by speaking with our visitors from Germany.
• under the wings of (someone)
  быть под защитой кого-либо, "под крылом у кого-либо"

  Sue has been under the wings of one of the supervisors since she started to work here.
• wing it
  делать всё возможное в трудной ситуации

  I was not prepared to talk to the boss, but I had to wing it.