under someone's wing

under (one's) wing

Under one's care, protection, or tutelage. I was nervous starting an internship at my uncle's company, but it definitely made it easier being under his wing. Our parents died when we were quite young, so my aunt took us under her wing.

under someone's wing

Guided or protected by someone, as in The department head asked Bill to take Joe under his wing during his first few weeks with the firm . This metaphoric term alludes to the mother hen sheltering her chicks. [1200s]

词组	under someone's wing
释义	under someone's wing under (one's) wing Under one's care, protection, or tutelage. I was nervous starting an internship at my uncle's company, but it definitely made it easier being under his wing. Our parents died when we were quite young, so my aunt took us under her wing. See also: wing Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. under someone's wing Guided or protected by someone, as in The department head asked Bill to take Joe under his wing during his first few weeks with the firm . This metaphoric term alludes to the mother hen sheltering her chicks. [1200s] See also: wing The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: under (one's) wing under wing under your wing be under (one's) wing ham be taken under the wing of (someone) (one's) day in court (from) top to toe (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked (one's) old man References in periodicals archive Parents must cram their vehicles in narrow bays and unload kiddies through half-open car doors, with the buggy jammed under someone's wing mirror. Our practices are based on stupidity
随便看	out in left field out in the cold out in the open out into the open out like a light out loud out of a clear (blue) sky out of a clear blue sky out of a clear sky out of action out of all scotch and notch out of an abundance of caution out of a paper bag out of a/the clear (blue) sky out of, be out of bounds out-of-bounds out of breath out of business out of character out of circulation out of commission out of conceit with (something) out of condition out of consideration