dar alas (a algo/alguien): 1. animar, promover, permitir que crezca: 2. darle mucha libertad; permitir que alguien haga lo que quiera.
cortar alas: restringir su libertad, frenar.
-La política migratoria actual está dando alas a la ultraderecha — The current migration policy is fueling/fanning the far right
-La plastilina es ideal para fomentar su creatividad y dar alas a su imaginación — Plasticine is ideal for boosting their creativity and nurturing their imagination / giving their imagination a free reign
-Al bajar la intensidad, le dimos alas al rival — By lowering our intensity, we gave our rival a lift/a morale boost
-Juanito es capaz de tomar sus propias decisiones; ahora tenemos que darle alas, no cortárselas — Juanito is capable of making his own decisions. We need to egg him on now, not clip his wings
-Tienes que cortarle las alas o se te va a subir a la chepa — You need to clip his wings/rein him in a bit or he'll start walking all over you / he'll get too big for his boots
-No deberías darle alas a ese chico, o no va a dejarte en paz nunca — You shouldn't lead that boy on/encourage him, or he'll never leave you alone
