Definition
Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.
In Context
- "He took the promising student under his wing."
- "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."