Смысл: American woodcock

American woodcock[ə͵merıkənʹwʋdkɒk]
зоол.
<Í> американский вальдшнеп (Philohela minor)

wood Идиома

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 in the woods

(See a babe in the woods)

get good wood on

shoot the puck hard, hit the ball squarely Clark got good wood on that shot, but he missed the net.

good wood on it

(See get good wood on it)

knock on wood

knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck I don

neck of the woods

area, part of the country, in these parts In our neck of the woods, a man doesn't hit a woman.

out of the woods

out of difficulty, not in danger any more Pedro survived the heart surgery, but he's not out of the woods yet.

out of the woodwork

from hidden places, from unknown places Gas at 40

take to the woods

run away and hide He decided to take to the woods rather than wait to talk to his wife.

touch wood

hoping that our good luck continues We've never had a flat tire on this car - touch wood.

deliver the wood

to have sexual intercourse

peckerwood

derogatory term for a white person

wood

erected penis. "delivering the wood" stands for having sexual intercourse

in some neck of the woods

Idiom(s): in some neck of the woods

Theme: LOCATION

in some remote place. (Folksy. The some is usually this, that, your, their, etc.)
• I think that the Smiths live in your neck of the woods.
• What's happening over in that neck of the woods?

cut out the deadwood

Idiom(s): cut out the deadwood

Theme: REMOVAL

to remove unproductive persons from employment.
• This company would be more profitable if management would cut out the deadwood.
• When we cut out the deadwood, all our departments will run more smoothly.

Come out of the woodwork

When things come out of the woodwork, they appear unexpectedly. ('Crawl out of the woodwork' is also used.)

Don't take any wooden nickels

(USA) This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ripped off.

Something nasty in the woodshed

Something nasty in the woodshed means that someone as a dark secret or an unpleasant experience in their past.

Take someone to the woodshed

If someone is taken to the woodshed, they are punished for something they have done.

Up the wooden hill

When you go up the wooden hill, you go up the stairs to bed.

Wood for the trees

(UK) If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

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.

can't see the wood for the trees|can't see the for

v. phr. To be unable to judge or understand the whole because of attention to the parts; criticize small things and not see the value or the aim of the future achievement. Teachers sometimes notice language errors and do not see the good ideas in a composition; they cannot see the woods for the trees. The voters defeated a bond issue for the new school because they couldn't see the forest for the trees; they thought of their taxes rather than of their children's education. We should think of children's growth in character and understanding more than of their little faults and misdeeds; some of us can't see the wood for the trees.

crow before one is out of the woods|crow|out of th

v. phr. To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble.

Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, "Don't crow before you are out of the woods." John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but he didn't want to crow before they were out of the woods. Often used in a short form, "out of the woods". Mary nearly died during the operation, and she is not out of the woods yet.

knock on wood|knock|wood

v. phr. To knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck.

Many people believe that you will have bad luck if you talk about good luck or brag about something, unless you knock on wood; often used in a joking way. Charles said, "I haven't been sick all winter." Grandfather said, "You'd better knock on wood when you say that."

neck of the woods|neck|woods

n. phr., informal Part of the country; place; neighborhood; vicinity. We visited Illinois and Iowa last summer; in that neck of the woods the corn really grows tall. We were down in your neck of the woods last week.

nigger in the woodpile|nigger|woodpile

n. phr., slang Something unexpected that changes a situation; a hidden factor or trick.

Racist and offensive, but commonly used in the past. I knew there had to be a nigger in the woodpile, because the man was being much too generous. When the salesman gave him an extra tire for his bike, the boy suspected a nigger in the woodpile.

saw wood|saw|wood

also Southern

take to the woods|take|woods

v. phr., informal To run away and hide. When John saw the girls coming, he took to the woods. Bob took to the woods so he would not have to mow the grass.
Compare: HEAD FOR THE HILLS.

wood, woods

wood, woods
see babe in the woods; can't see the forest for the trees; knock on wood; neck of the woods; out of the woods.

woodwork

woodwork
come out of the woodwork
or crawl out of the woodwork
Informal to come out of hiding or obscurity candidates continued to come out of the woodwork