He is a good driver, but as a mechanic he is just a babe in the woods.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
babe in the woods — A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person … The small dictionary of idiomes
babe in the woods — phrasal : an innocent trusting guileless person especially in circumstances calling for sophistication or cunning made him an easy victim for the blandishments of tougher minded men among whom he literally was a babe in the woods A.L.Sachar * * * … Useful english dictionary
babe in the woods — {n. phr.} A person who is inexperienced or innocent in certain things. * /He is a good driver, but as a mechanic he is just a babe in the woods./ Compare: OVER ONE S HEAD, BEYOND ONE S DEPTH … Dictionary of American idioms
babe in the woods — {n. phr.} A person who is inexperienced or innocent in certain things. * /He is a good driver, but as a mechanic he is just a babe in the woods./ Compare: OVER ONE S HEAD, BEYOND ONE S DEPTH … Dictionary of American idioms
babe in the woods — A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
babe in the woods — See a babe in the woods … English idioms
Babe in the woods — A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person … Dictionary of English idioms
a babe in the woods — a defenseless person; a naive, young person He s just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him … English idioms
(a) babe in the woods — American & Australian someone who has not had much experience of life and trusts other people too easily. When it comes to dealing with men, she s a babe in the woods … New idioms dictionary
babe in the woods — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. easy mark, sucker, dupe, innocent … English dictionary for students
