be under (someone's) wing



be under (someone's) wing

To be protected, tutored, nurtured, or cared for by someone. 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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JŪLija-Latvian
Asquith['æskwiθ]
Mykhaylo-Ukrainian
Stelaraste-LAH-rahEsperanto
Custodio-Spanish
Scholastica-Late Roman