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Значение идиомы babe in the woods
[babe in the woods] {n. phr.} A person who is inexperienced or innocent in certain things.
He is a good driver, but as a mechanich is just a babe in the woods.
Compare: OVER ONE’S HEAD, BEYOND ONE’S DEPTH.
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