BABES IN THE WOOD


Meaning of BABES IN THE WOOD in English

noun

[ pl. ] innocent people who are easily tricked or harmed

ORIGIN: From a children's story about a boy and a girl who are left alone in a wood where they die and a bird covers them with leaves.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.