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51wing — [12] Wing was borrowed from Old Norse vængir, source also of Swedish and Danish vinge and Norwegian veng. This came ultimately from the Indo European base *we ‘blow’, and the missing semantic link with ‘wing’ may be ‘flutter’ …
52wing it — vb 1. to improvise, ad lib. Rather than being inspired, as is sometimes thought, by the phrase on a wing and a prayer , this usage almost certainly comes from a 19th century theatrical term to wing , meaning to learn one s lines at the last… …
53wing — wɪŋ n. animal s limb used for flying; anything resembling a wing in appearance or function; unit in the Air Force that between a group and a division in size; part of a building; faction, subsidiary; side of a stage; arm (Slang) v. cross… …
54wing it — To wing it means to improvise or to deal with a situation without preparation. She didn t expect to be interviewed so she just had to wing it …
55wing — 1. noun 1) the east wing of the house Syn: part, section, side, annexe, extension 2) the radical wing of the party Syn: faction, camp, caucus, arm, branch, group …
56wing it — tv. to improvise; to do something extemporaneously. □ I lost my lecture notes, so I had to wing it. □ Don’t worry. Just go out there and wing it …
57wing — see a bird never flew on one wing the mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge’s wing …
58wing — [12] Wing was borrowed from Old Norse vængir, source also of Swedish and Danish vinge and Norwegian veng. This came ultimately from the Indo European base *we ‘blow’, and the missing semantic link with ‘wing’ may be ‘flutter’ …
59wing — n. [ME. winge, wing] 1. (ARTHROPODA) One of paired, thin, membranous reticulated organs of flight. 2. (MOLLUSCA) A projection, flattened, expansion, or earlike extension of a hinge line; auricle; see ala …
60wing it — verb to improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; or to perform with little or no preparation I dont know their system, but I think I can wing it …
