- be on the wing
- literary
if a bird or insect is on the wing, it is flying.
Numerous orange-tip butterflies were on the wing in the warm sunshine.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
Numerous orange-tip butterflies were on the wing in the warm sunshine.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
The Wing of Madoola — Front cover of The Wing of Madoola. Developer(s) SunSoft … Wikipedia
Pigs on the Wing — Song infobox Name = Pigs on the Wing Artist = Pink Floyd Album = Animals Released = January 23 1977 (UK) February 2 1977 (US) Recorded = November 1976 Genre = Folk rock Length = 1:25 (Each) 2:50 (Put together) Writer = Roger Waters Label =… … Wikipedia
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Pigs on the wing — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album Animals Pays Royaume Uni Sortie … Wikipédia en Français
Pigs on the Wing — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album Animals Pays Royaume Uni Sortie … Wikipédia en Français
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bird-on-the-wing — ird on the wing n. a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America ({Polygala paucifolia}), having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy purple flowers with winged sepals. Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay wings, fringed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To beat the wing — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the wing — Wing Wing, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under the wing of — Wing Wing, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order of Saint Michael of the Wing — This article is about the Portuguese order of knighthood. For the article about the French order of knighthood, see Order of Saint Michael. The Pontifical, Royal and Distinguished Order of Saint Michael of the Wing (Portuguese: Pontificia, Real e … Wikipedia