spread one's wings
verb1
Idiomatic To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities.
- By this time, largely inspired by The Railway Magazine, I had begun to spread my wings, and had started on a long career of railway exploration.1957 July 23, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:
- It's time to spread our wings and fly. Don't let another day go by my love1980, John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over:
- Related terms
- clip someone's wings, clip the wings of, under one's wing, wingspread