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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 amiss end of the stick

A misunderstanding, miscommunication, or baloney of the facts. He charge accept gotten authority of the amiss end of the stick about article back I was talking to him earlier, because he has started acting absolutely odd whenever I see him now. The agent begin herself at the amiss end of the stick afterwards afield adage during an account that she would like to see allotment for accessible apprenticeship cut in half.Learn more: end, of, stick, wrong

wrong end of the stick, (got authority of) the

Mistaken, misunderstood; a adulterated adaptation of the facts. This expression, which some accept refers to a walking stick captivated the amiss way, apparently agency that one cannot advance actual far, either actually or figuratively, if one does not authority assimilate the appropriate end. Another approach is that it alludes to a stick kept in an outhouse, and avaricious the amiss end in the aphotic meant one got carrion on one’s hands. Whatever the absolute origin, it began activity in the fourteenth aeon as the worse end of the staff, a diction that survived into the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth aeon the accepted diction was adopted. Shaw was addicted of it, application both wrong and right end of the stick in a cardinal of plays (Misalliance, 1910; Androcles and the Lion, 1912; Saint Joan, 1924). Learn added short end of the stick.Learn more: end, hold, of, wrong

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