the wings

/wɪŋz/ noun [plural]

Translation

› the area behind the sides of a stage where actors wait just before they perform

kulis

1472

be waiting in the wings › to be ready to do something or be used at any time

yapmaya/kullanılmaya hazır olmak

19141824

(Definition of the wings noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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