take under one's wing
to protect and help someone, to begin to look after and care for a person

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

take under wing
take (someone) under (your) wing
to help and protect someone, especially someone who is younger than you or has less experience than you.
One of the older children will usually take a new girl or boy under their wing for the first few weeks.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take under one's wing
• take (someone) under one's wing/wings
to protect and help someone; to begin to look after and care for a person
The supervisor took the new employee under his wing and began to teach him about the company.

The teacher took the young boy under her wings when he first came to the school.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take under one's wing
See: UNDER ONE'S WING.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take someone under wing
take (someone) under (your) wing
to help and protect someone, especially someone who is younger than you or has less experience than you.
One of the older children will usually take a new girl or boy under their wing for the first few weeks.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take someone under one's wing
• take (someone) under one's wing/wings
to protect and help someone; to begin to look after and care for a person
The supervisor took the new employee under his wing and began to teach him about the company.

The teacher took the young boy under her wings when he first came to the school.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲