Meanings
- idiomaticUnder one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.
He took the promising student under his wing.
4 more examples
The promising student came under the professor's wing.
He remained under the great man's wing after graduation.
Now a professor himself he has young students under his wing.
By happy accident, Cyril runs into Samantha (Cécile de France), a single hairdresser who takes him under her wing — first to help him find his missing bike and father, and later, on weekends away from the group home.
2012 March 15, Scott Tobias, “The Kid With A Bike [Review]”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2019
Translations
Finnish suojissaan, siipiensä suojassa
- suojissaanTranslations
- siipiensä suojassaTranslations
- siipiensä allaTranslations
- suojiinsaTranslations
- siipiensä suojaanTranslations
- siipiensä alleTranslations
French sous l'aile de, sous son aile
- sous l'aile deTranslations
- sous son aileTranslations
German jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen
- jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmenTranslations
Hungarian a szárnyai alá (vesz)
- a szárnyai alá (vesz)Translations
Polish pod swoje skrzydła
- pod swoje skrzydłaTranslations
Swedish (ta någon) under sina vingars skugga
- (ta någon) under sina vingars skuggaTranslations
Turkish kanadı altında
- kanadı altındaTranslations
Cite this entry
under one's wing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20one's%20wing
“under one's wing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20one's%20wing. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under one's wing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20one's%20wing.
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