B2idiompeopleIELTS-friendly
take someone under your wing
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to look after and guide someone younger or less experienced
'Your' changes to match the subject: 'she took me under her wing'. 'Wing' is singular.
In context
When I joined the hospital, a senior nurse took me under her wing.
Older students often take new arrivals under their wing during the first week.
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- a fair-weather friendsomeone who is your friend only when things are going well for you
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