training wheels

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.

Example Sentences

The spectacle even draws residents along the route to sit and watch, like the Tour de France with a lot more training wheels.

From Slate

In Trone’s first negative ad against Alsobrooks in late April, meanwhile, one of his endorsers said, “the U.S. Senate is not a place for training wheels.”

From Slate

“This whole idea that it’s second-tier people backing her up, ‘training wheels’—I mean, there’s just something patronizing about it.

From Slate

One Trone ad included a local Prince George’s official who said, “The U.S. Senate is not a place for training wheels.”

From Seattle Times

With regulation wins over the Kraken, Avalanche and Flyers this week — giving up just three goals total — a rebuild led by top line of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky could remove training wheels in Year 4.

From Seattle Times