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Phrase(s): try one’s wings (out)
Fig. to try to do something one has recently become qualified to do. (Fig. on the image of a young bird trying to fly.) • I recently learned to snorkel, and I want to go to the seaside to try my wings. • You’ve read about it enough. It’s time to try out your wings.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs