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wing Theme: AVIATION in. to travel by airplane.We winged to Budapest and attended the conference.They winged from there to London.
wing 1. noun 1 the arm UK, 1823. 2 a winning streak in poker US, 1988 2. verb 1 to shoot at someone and wound them but not seriously UK, 1802. 2 to discipline someone UK, 1996.► wing itto improvise; to do something with little preparation. Originally from the theatre, indicating the necessity of learning a part at short notice, standing in the wings of a stage US, 1970
idiomwingdo sth on a wing and a prayerto do something hoping that you will succeed, even though you do not have the money, knowledge, or help you really need in order to do it properly:Rudolf moved his money around the world, beating the clock and switching currencies on a wing and a prayer.After huge spending cuts to many services the city is operating on a wing and a prayer.take sb under your wingto help and protect someone, especially someone who is younger or less experienced than you are:Sam took me under his wing when I started playing for the Dolphins. I'm very grateful to him.The boy had had little formal education until Edward took him under his wing.be under the wing ofto be controlled or operated by a particular person or organization, and be their responsibility:The NEWI, which had been under the wing of the county council, then became an independent body.The new group was tolerated mainly because it came under the wing of van Karman, one of the world's experts on aerodynamics.wing itspoken to do something without planning or preparing for it, or without paying too much attention to details or rules:I think it's better to play the same solo every night on tour, so that it's harder for you to mess up, which could happen if you were winging it every night.Have you thought out some responses to likely interview questions, or do you intend to wing it?
wing in. to travel by airplane. They winged from there to London. - (as) black as a raven's wing
- a candidate for a pair of wings
- be on the wing
- be taken under the wing of (someone)
- be under (one's) wing
- be under the wing of (someone)
- be waiting in the wings
- candidate for a pair of wings
- clip (one's) wings
- clip somebody's wings
- clip someone’s wings
- clip someone's wings
- clip someone's wings, to
- clip wings
- earn (one's) wings
- fling-wing
- get (one's) wings
- get one’s wings
- give wing to
- give wing to (something)
- have (someone) under (one's) wing
- hit under the wing
- if a toady frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass
- If frogs had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts
- if pigs had wings
- if pigs had wings, they would/could fly
- in the wings
- left wing
- look like a candidate for a pair of wings
- look like a candidate for a pair of wings Go to a
- on a wing and a prayer
- on the wing
- singe (one's) wings
- singe your wings
- spread (one's) wings
- spread your wings
- sprout wings
- take (someone) under (one's) wing
- take flight
- take someone under your wing
- take under one's wing
- take wing
- take/have somebody under your wing
- try (one's) wings (out)
- try wings
- try your wings
- under (one's) wing
- under one's wing, to be/take someone
- under someone's wing
- under the wing of (something)
- under the wing of someone/something
- under wing
- under your wing
- wait in the wings
- waiting in the wings
- when pigs have wings
- whing-ding
- wing
- wing (one's)/its way
- wing heavy
- wing it
- wing it, to
- wing your/its way
- wing-ding
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