under someone's wing
Guided or protected by someone, as in The department head asked Bill to take Joe under his wing during his first few weeks with the firm. This metaphoric term alludes to the mother hen sheltering her chicks. [1200s]
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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