under someone's wing

Taking someone under your care and protection.

Being under someone's wing means they want to look after you

by Bird66 July 6, 2014

red under the bed

an insidious communist presence that has infiltrated a capitalist society (the under the bed part refers to the stereotypical child's fear of monsters under the bed, often used ironically to describe the mentality of people who are paranoid about communists)

Back then the red under the bed was viewed as the driving force behind our defense budget.

by The Return of Light Joker January 10, 2012

6 feet under

Another way of saying you are going to kill someone.

If you dont shut your mouth your gonna find yourself 6 feet under.

by JWoods May 13, 2008

under wraps

in secrecy, in obscurity

Even though your parents know, we should still keep things under wraps in front of our friends.

by Light Joker October 27, 2005

Planning Under the Influence

PUI for short; An intoxicated planning method, by one person or a group of people, that leads to no follow through, or completion of, the planned task.

Since committing her 2nd PUI (planning under the influence) in one weekend, Joyce has been labeled as the flake in her group of friends.

by Dan K)) March 21, 2008

Put a mirror under their nose

If you think someone is dead, you put a mirror under their nose to check if their alive by seeing if the mirror fogs up or not.

Oh my! I think Frank's dead!

Put a mirror under their nose!

Oh. It's fogging up. Frank's just passed out face first from drinking too much. Silly Frank the Tank.

by GDSquared October 20, 2008

under my thumb

The case in which a male dominates his female partner.

Made popular in the late sixties by the Rolling Stones.

That bitch does what shes told...I got her under my thumb

by James... July 26, 2004