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under wing Idiom

back to the drawing board

go back to start a project or idea from the beginning The boss doesn

claws are showing

show resentment or envy or jealousy, if looks could kill When you talked about Carla, your claws were showing. Do you dislike her?

drawing card

entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.

get in the swing of things

adapt to a new environment or situation He got into the swing of things after the party started.

glowing terms

(See in glowing terms)

in glowing terms

with much praise, praise you to the skies (see praise him to the skies) Your manager spoke of you in glowing terms. He praised you.

it's raining/snowing

the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.

on the wing

flying, in flight Canada geese were on the wing, going south for the winter.

so small you could barely swing a cat

very small room, narrow room The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.

wing it

improvise, change your plans, play it by ear If I am asked strange questions at an interview, I wing it. I give the best answers I can think of.

under (one's) wing

Under one's care, protection, or tutelage. I was afraid starting an internship at my uncle's company, but it absolutely fabricated it easier actuality beneath his wing. Our parents died back we were absolutely young, so my aunt took us beneath her wing.Learn more: wing

*under someone's wing(s)

Fig. accepting someone's affliction and nurturing. (*Typically: get addition ~; accept some-one ~; booty addition ~.) John wasn't accomplishing able-bodied in geometry until the abecedary took him beneath her wing. I had a cardinal of the new workers beneath my addition for a few weeks.Learn more: wing

under (one's) wing

Beneath one's protection; in one's care.Learn more: wing

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