be under (one's) wing
be under (one's) wing
To be protected, tutored, nurtured, or cared for by one. 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 sister and I were under our grandmother's wing for most of our lives.
See also: wing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- ham
- under (one's) wing
- under someone's wing
- under wing
- under your wing
- be under the wing of (someone)
- in good hands
- in safe/good hands
- privy
- privy to