under one's wing
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.
Example Sentences
- "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."