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
Gilberto	jeel-BER-to (Italian), heel-BER-to (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Apolonia	ah-paw-LAWN-yah (Polish)	Spanish, Polish
Carmi	KAHR-mie (English)	Biblical
Sigi	-	German
RagnfrÍ&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Newton	['nju:tn]