stretching one's wings
Exploring new territory
Stretching one's wings is testing one's abilities or expanding one's activities, like a young bird preparing for flight.
The phrase suggests someone ready to move beyond familiar limits: After years in the same department, she was eager to stretch her wings.
Often implies growing independence or ambition.
- leaving the nestDeparting one's childhood home
- goalsIntended end results
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
going solo · learning · curiosity · self-reliance · self-discovery · risk-taking · courage · experimentation · testing the waters · first flight · taking flight · exploration · empowerment · achievement · adaptability · resilience · boldness · breaking free
stretching one's wingsplaying it safe
Avoiding unnecessary risk
stagnating · holding back · resting on one's laurels · standing still · treading water
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