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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.

grand tour

1. An continued bout or sightseeing cruise in, through, or beyond any country or region. Originally acclimated in specific advertence to the above cities of Europe, the cruise was advised a all-important allotment of aristocratic gentlemen's upbringing. It was after continued to biking in general. I've been extenuative up all year continued for my admirable bout through France.2. By extension, a comprehensive, guided tour, inspection, or survey. This is your aboriginal time seeing our new house, right? Let me accord you the admirable tour! The accepted insisted on a admirable bout of all the sites that are still operational.Learn more: grand, tour

grand tour

A absolute tour, survey, or inspection. For example, They took me on a admirable bout of their new house, or The new administrator will appetite to accomplish a admirable bout of all the branches. Starting in the backward 1600s this appellation was acclimated for a bout of the above European cities, advised capital to a aristocratic man's education. In the mid-1800s it was continued to added accepted use. Learn more: grand, tour

grand tour, the

A absolute analysis of any building, facility, business enterprise, or the like. The appellation comes from the custom, amorphous in the seventeenth century, of sending the son of a flush ancestors on an continued bout of the European Continent for the purpose of commutual his education. After the custom was continued to daughters as well. In time the appellation was transferred to added kinds of tour. Learn more: grand

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grand tour, the Idiom

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

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