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[babe in the 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].

[baby]

See:

[WAR BABY].

[baby boom] {n.}

A sudden increase in the birth rate.

/The universities were filled to capacity due to the baby boom that followed World War II./

[baby grand] {n.}

A small grand piano no longer than three feet, maximally four feet.

/This apartment can't take a regular grand piano, so we'll have to buy a baby grand./

[baby kisser] {n.}, {slang} A person campaigning for votes in his quest for elected political office; such persons often kiss little children in public.

/Nixon was a baby kisser when he ran for Vice President with Eisenhower./

[back]

See:

[BACK OF] or [IN BACK OF],

[BEHIND ONE'S BACK],

[BRUSH BACK],

[COME BACK],

[CUT BACK],

[DOUBLE BACK],

[DRAW BACK],

[DROP BACK].

[EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD],

[FADE BACK],

[FALL BACK],

[FALL BACK ON],

[FLANKER BACK].

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[back and forth] {adv.}

Backwards and forwards.

/The chair is rocking back and forth./

/The tiger is pacing back and forth in his cage./

Compare: TO AND FRO.

[back away] {v.}

To act to avoid or lessen one's involvement in something; draw or turn back; retreat. * The townspeople backed away from the building plan when they found out how much it would cost.

[back door] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} Rear of vehicle.

/I am watching your back door./

[back down] or [back off] {v.}, {informal} To give up a claim; not follow up a threat.

/Bill said he could beat Ted, but when Ted put up his fists Bill backed down./

* /Harry claimed Joe had taken his book, but backed down when the teacher talked ...