A fully-fledged bird has all its feathers and is ready to fly; however, this phrase is also used to describe other things/people that are fully established or developed.
Examples
“However, it was not until this weekend that he was established as the
fully-fledged monarch due to tradition.”
“It is the first
fully-fledged talks process since negotiations collapsed in February 2018.”
“More than half of the respondents (59%) used plastic cups at their water fountains and only 20% had a
fully-fledged green policy in place.”
Photo credit: Smudge 9000 (Creative Commons)
Updated Tuesday 07 May 2019
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