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få luft under vingene

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: luftair, vingea wing
  1. om fugl: komme så høyt at vingene bærer of a bird: to rise high enough for the wings to carry it Eng. phraseto take wing
  2. få utfolde seg fritt to be able to develop freely Eng. phraseto spread one's wings
    • gutten fikk for alvor luft under vingene da han flyttet hjemmefra the boy really came into his own when he moved away from home