alligator clip[ʹælıgeıtə͵klıp]
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<Í> аллигаторный зажим, «крокодил»

move at a fast clip Идиома

at a good clip

fast, at a high speed When you passed us you were going at a pretty good clip.

clip one

limit or hold one back, bring one under control We had to try and clip his wings as he was becoming too aggressive in dealing with other people.

go at a good clip

(See at a good clip)

clip

gun or holder of bullets to load a semi-automatic or fully automatic gun with;"My AK-47 holdin' 50 clips" -- Da Lench Mob (Freedom got an AK [1992])

clippie

a bus conductor. The employee, extra to the driver, who checks and supplies tickets whilst on the bus; from their clipping of tickets

clip one's wings

Idiom(s): clip one's wings

Theme: CONTROL

to restrain someone; to reduce or put an end to a teenager's privileges. (Informal.)
• You had better learn to get home on time, or I will clip your wings.
• My mother clipped my wings. I can't go out tonight.

clip joint|clip|joint

n., slang A low-class night club or other business where people are cheated. The man got drunk and lost all his money in a clip joint. The angry woman said the store was a clip joint.

clip one's wings|clip|wing|wings

v. phr. To limit or hold you back, bring you under control; prevent your success. When the new president tried to become dictator, the generals soon clipped his wings. Jim was spending too much time on dates when he needed to study so his father stopped his allowance; that clipped his wings.

clip someone's wings

clip someone's wings
Restrain or reduce someone's freedom, as in Hiding his car keys—you're really clipping his wings. This metaphor for clipping a bird's wings to prevent its flying away dates from ancient Roman times. Christopher Marlowe used it in The Massacre at Paris (1590): “Away to prison with him, I'll clip his wings.”