abe Idiom, Proverb

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

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.

babe

darling, honey, girlfriend """Hi, babe. Want to sit with me?"" ""Sure, honey. I'd love to."""

babe in arms

(See a babe in arms)

babe in the woods

(See a babe in the woods)

abergaveny

London cockney rhyming slang for penny

Annabel Giles

modern Rhyming Slang for "piles" (hemorrhoids)

aid and abet

Idiom(s): aid and abet sb

Theme: ASSISTANCE

to help someone; to incite someone to do something that is wrong. (Fixed order.)
• He was scolded for aiding and abetting the boys who were fighting.
• It's illegal to aid and abet a thief.

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings

Children often speak wisely.

Out of the mouths of babes

People say this when children unexpectedly say something very intelligent or wise.

Pin down with a label

If you pin someone down with a label, you characterise them, often meant negatively as the label is restrictive.

babe in the woods|babe|in the woods|wood|woods

n. phr. A person who is inexperienced or innocent in certain things. He is a good driver, but as a mechanic he is just a babe in the woods.
Compare: OVER ONE'S HEAD, BEYOND ONE'S DEPTH.

rattle one's saber|rattle|saber

v. phr. To threaten another government or country without subsequent acts of war. It is considered an act of demagoguery on the part of politicians to rattle their sabers.
Compare: YELLOW JOURNALISM.

saber rattling

saber rattling
A flamboyant display of military power; also, aggressive blustering. For example, There had been a great deal of saber rattling between the two nations but hostilities had never broken out. This term, originating about 1920 and alluding to an officer indicating he would draw his saber, at first referred to threatening military force but later was extended to more general use, as in Both candidates engaged in pre-debate saber rattling.

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