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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Colin (1)	KAHL-in (Scottish, Irish, English), KOL-in (English)	Scottish, Irish, English
Matt	MAT	English
AindriÚ	-	Irish
Pantaleone	pahn-tah-le-ON-e	Italian
MÌCheal	-	Scottish
Felipinho	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)