babe in the woods
nounEtymology
From the ballad "The Children in the Wood".
Definitions
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to…
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to an unfamiliar situation or environment.
- "Orde, you're all right on the river," said Newmark, with a dry little laugh, "but you're a babe in the woods at this game."
- Taylor is aware of the perception that he is the innocent, exploitable babe in the woods of the Geelong defence.
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