on the wing


In flight, usually referring to a bird as opposed to a plane. For example, Louise is very good at identifying birds on the wing. [Late 1400s]

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How to use on the wing in a sentence

  • I never offer to any hostess the slight of a hurried, distrait ‘call,’ with glances at my watch, and an ‘on-the-wing’ manner.

    Worldly Ways and Byways | Eliot Gregory