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Take Someone under Your Wing

Helping or assisting someone

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  • The idea of protecting someone is similar to the way a mother bird usually takes her babies under her wings and this idea of protection is also included in Bible. A comic opera “Gilbert and Sullivan” written by an Englishmen used this expression that also increased its popularity.
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Fleming took Nadia under his wing when he realized that she’s financial unstable.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

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