"clip your wings" in Chinese (Simplified)
限制自由 (比喻用法)剪掉你的翅膀 (字面)
Definition
限制某人的自由、权利或能力，阻止他们随心所欲地做事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
为口语比喻表达，常用于父母约束孩子，上司约束员工，或任何压抑个人潜力的场合。常带有受限制、失望的情绪。
Examples
Her parents tried to clip her wings by not letting her travel alone.
她的父母试图**限制她的自由**，不让她独自旅行。
The new rules will clip your wings at work.
新规定会在工作中**限制你的发挥**。
The coach doesn't want to clip his wings; he wants him to be creative.
教练不想**限制他的发挥**，他希望他能够有创造力。
They really clipped my wings when they took away my project.
他们把我的项目撤掉时，真的**限制了我的发展**。
Don’t let anyone clip your wings—go for your dreams!
别让任何人**限制你的自由**——追逐你的梦想！
Whenever I get too ambitious, life seems to clip my wings.
每当我太有野心，生活就会**约束住我**。