Meaning of under one's wing | Babel Free

Definitions

Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“He took the promising student under his wing.”

“The promising student came under the professor's wing.”

“He remained under the great man's wing after graduation.”

“Now a professor himself he has young students under his wing.”

“By happy accident, Cyril runs into Samantha (Cécile de France), a single hairdresser who takes him under her wing — first to help him find his missing bike and father, and later, on weekends away from the group home.”

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