spread one's wings
English
Verb
spread one's wings (third-person singular simple present spreads one's wings, present participle spreading one's wings, simple past and past participle spread one's wings)
- (idiomatic) To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities.
- Synonyms: expand one's wings, stretch one's wings, try one's wings
- 1980, John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over:
- It's time to spread our wings and fly. Don't let another day go by my love
Translations
to experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities
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Further reading
- “spread one's wings”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “spread your wings” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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