"clip your wings" in Chinese (Traditional)
限制自由 (比喻用法)剪掉你的翅膀 (字面)
Definition
限制某人的自由、權利或能力，阻止他們隨心所欲地做事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
為口語比喻用語，常用於父母約束孩子、上司約束員工、或任何壓抑個人潛力的場合。多帶有限制、失望的感受。
Examples
Her parents tried to clip her wings by not letting her travel alone.
她的父母試圖**限制她的自由**，不讓她獨自旅行。
The new rules will clip your wings at work.
新規定會在工作中**限制你的發揮**。
The coach doesn't want to clip his wings; he wants him to be creative.
教練不想**限制他的發揮**，他希望他能夠有創造力。
They really clipped my wings when they took away my project.
他們把我的項目撤掉時，真的**限制了我的發展**。
Don’t let anyone clip your wings—go for your dreams!
別讓任何人**限制你的自由**——追逐你的夢想！
Whenever I get too ambitious, life seems to clip my wings.
每當我太有野心，生活就會**約束住我**。