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woods

See:

BABE IN THE WOODS,

CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS,

NECK OF THE WOODS,

TAKE TO THE WOODS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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crow before one is out of the woods

[crow before one is out of the woods] {v. phr.} To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. - Usually used in negative sentences, often […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[take to the 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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