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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.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a bun in the oven

pregnant, expecting a baby Mabel has a bun in the oven. The baby's due in April.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

the whys and wherefores

The assorted basal factors that account or accord (to something). I don't charge the whys and wherefores of the delay, I aloof appetite to apperceive back the activity will be done. The bout adviser was actual interesting, absolutely digging into the whys and wherefores of the city's afflicted past.Learn more: and, wherefore, why

whys and wherefores

All the basal causes and reasons, as in She went into the whys and wherefores of the acceptance agency's rules and procedures. This argot today is a back-up back why and wherefore beggarly the aforementioned thing. Formerly, however, why adumbrated the acumen for article and wherefore how it came to be. [c. 1600] Learn more: and, wherefore, why

the whys and wherefores

The whys and wherefores of article are the affidavit for it. Even acknowledged administration charge to be queried about the whys and wherefores of their actions. He is not absorbed in discussing the whys and wherefores of his time abroad. Note: `Wherefore' is an ancient chat acceptation `for what' or `why'. Learn more: and, wherefore, why

the whys and wherefores

the affidavit for or capacity of something. 1991 Gramophone At this time I was atrocious to apperceive all the whys and wherefores of a absolutely avant-garde technique. Learn more: and, wherefore, why

the ˌwhys and (the) ˈwherefores (of something)

the affidavit (for something): I don’t absolutely appetite to apperceive all the whys and the wherefores. Aloof acquaint me what happened.Learn more: and, wherefore, why

whys and wherefores, the

The basal reasons. Although this alliterative appellation seems tautological, originally why alluded to the acumen for something, and wherefore to how it came to be. However, wherefore also was, in the sixteenth century, acclimated in the acceptation of “because.” Thus George Gascoigne (Supposes, 1566) wrote, “I accept accustomed you a account for this why abounding times,” and Samuel Butler (Hudibras, 1663), “Whatever Sceptic could analyze for, For ev’ry why he had a wherefore.” Today, however, the appellation is artlessly a cliché for all the affidavit for something.Learn more: and, why

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a golden opportunity a goner a good arm a good egg a good head a good sport a grain of salt a grain of truth a grandfather clause a handful a handout a hard day a hard-on a hard row to hoe a hard time a hassle a head start

whys and wherefores, the イディオム

a babe in the woods

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

a bun in the oven

a chip off the old block

a drop in the bucket

a feather in your cap

a fine-toothed comb

a flash in the pan

a fly on the wall

a grandfather clause

the whys and wherefores

whys and wherefores

the whys and wherefores

the whys and wherefores

the ˌwhys and (the) ˈwherefores (of something)

whys and wherefores, the

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