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Bird idioms

Started by nusrat-diu, March 10, 2012, 12:47:41 PM

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nusrat-diu

If you ‘take someone under your wing’, you look after them while they are vulnerable or need to learn. For example, I could say, ‘When I started that job, I found everything really confusing at first, but then one of my colleagues took me under her wing and made sure I knew what to do.’


We have lots of idioms related to birds in English. Another example is ‘to spread your wings’ meaning ‘to open your wings ready to fly’. We use this idiom when we talk about being ready to expand horizons and become more independent. So, for example we can say, ‘He is 16 now, and ready to spread his wings, so he has decided to get a job.’


by Jane Lawson at DailyStep.com
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

poppy siddiqua

nice information. want to learn more.
Poppy Siddiqua
Lecturer, ETE

nusrat-diu

Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University