| 词汇 | under wing |
| 释义 | Idiom under wingunder (your) wing helped and protected by you.One of the children in the class will usually take a new girl or boy under their wing for the first few weeks. Usage notes: also used in the forms under someone's wing or under the wing of someone: Everyone who lost their home in the fire was taken under the wing of a local church. Etymology: based on the idea of a bird that protects its babies by spreading its wings over them under (one's) wingIn the state of being protected, tutored, nurtured, or cared for by one; in one's care. 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 aunt took us under her wing. *under someone's wing(s)Fig. receiving someone's care and nurturing. (*Typically: get someone ~; have some-one ~; take someone ~.) John wasn't doing well in geometry until the teacher took him under her wing. I had a number of the new workers under my wing for a few weeks. under (one's) wing Under one's protection; in one's care. |
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