take (one) in tow
take (one) in tow
To help or guide another person by acting as a mentor. My high school English teacher was a great mentor—she took me in tow and taught me invaluable skills, like how to read and write critically.
See also: take, tow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- soph
- take (someone) under (one's) wing
- take someone under your wing
- take/have somebody under your wing
- teach school
- school (one) (in something)
- school someone
- tow in
- tow away
- don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs