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under someone's wing
under someone's 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]
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wing
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Adetokunbo
-
Western African, Yoruba
Amyas
-
English (Rare)
Tamar
TAH-mahr
(English)
, TAY-mahr
(English)
Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Pakpao
-
Thai
İHsan
-
Turkish
Seleukos
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Ancient Greek
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