Babe in the woods

Posted by R. Berg on July 16, 2007

In Reply to: Babe in the woods posted by Victoria S Dennis on July 16, 2007

: : What does the phrase "I'm not a babe in the woods" mean?

: It means "a helpless innocent out in the big bad world". It derives from a traditional English murder story, which you can read about here: en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Babes_in_the_Wood (VSD)

Well, what do you know? A reference on the Wikipedia page sent me back here (link below): www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 26 messages 65.html ~rb

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