Babe in the woods

Posted by Victoria S Dennis July 16, 2007In reply to Babe in the woods posted by Thierry 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)

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Babe in the woods R. Berg 16/July/07