10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDER ONE'S WING»
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
... started caring for my friend's puppy, he has gotten under my skin and I cannot
let him go. Under one's thumb: under another's domination. Jean really has her
husband under her thumb. Under one's wing: See, Wing. Under the hammer: See
, ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo,
2004
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... 398 under one's belt (HEAL) 376 under one's belt (UND) 372 under one's
breath (COMM) 398 under one's nose (UND) 380 under one's own steam (ACH)
389 under one's thumb (AUTH) under one's wing (SER) 387 under the counter (
BUS) ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
I leave him to carry on under his own steam for a bit. □ 'Have you made up your
mind if you want Myrtle to go with you to America or not?' 'If she likes to go under
her own steam. ' under one's wing up and down under one's wing nen 507 u ...
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... the whole staff under his thumb Under-one's very nose: In full view * The purse
was stolen from the suitcase by the thief under everybody's very nose Under-
one's wing: Under one's protection * The king vowed to take the rebels of 689 U
U ...
... construction under control under fire under lock and key under oath under
one's (very) nose under one's belt under one's breath under one's thumb under
one's watch under one's wing under pressure under scrutiny under the
circumstances ...
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
to be right/left wing stehen: (politisch) links/ rechts/(in der Mitte) stehen to keep
s.o. under one's wing Hände: die/(seine) Hände über jn./etw. halten to take s.o.
under one's wing Fittiche: jn. unter seine Fittiche nehmen Schutz: jm. seinen
Schutz ...
Professor Hans Schemann,
2013
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Power Practice: Analogies and Idioms, eBook
Under. the. Weather. Match each idiom with its meaning by writing the correct
letter on the line. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ______ under one's nose ______ under a
cloud ______ under one's wing ______ under one's belt ______ under one's
thumb ...
Stanley H. Heidrich, Delana S. Heidrich,
2007
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Webster's New World Dictionary
vi. to fly — on the wing (while) flying — take wing to fly away — under one's wing
under one's protection, etc. — wing it [Inf.] to improvise in acting, etc. — winged (
wind; poet, win'id) adj. — wing/less adj. Wing'ding' (-dir/) n. f< ?] (Slang) an event
...
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Spatial Prepositions and Metaphor: A Cognitive Semantic ...
For example, through association with Under one's roof, Under one's umbrella,
Under one's wing, etc., expressions like Under one's protection. Under one's
guidance, Under diplomatic immunity, etc. have some degree of "imageability"
too.
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... slightly clip (someone'sl wings (figl to restrict someone's activities on the wing
in flight take (someonej under one's wing to give him protection, instruction etc
take wing to disappear, to run off wing case n the hard covering of an insect's
wings ...
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Under a Wing
The tip of the plane's huge wing extends well over the school parking lot. ... mentors and their young students, the expression “to take under one's wing” came to ... «Modern Machine Shop, Jun 15»