take wing

:  to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

:  to seize or capture physically

:  to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

:  a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

:  a distinct treatment or variation

:  an act or the action of taking: such as

:  one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly

:  such an appendage even though rudimentary if possessed by an animal belonging to a group characterized by the power of flight

:  any of various anatomical structures (as of a flying fish or flying lemur) providing means of limited flight

:  to fit with wings

:  to enable to fly or move swiftly

:  to traverse with or as if with wings