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babes in the wood: seebabe.

cannot see the wood for the trees fail to grasp the main issue because of over-attention to details.

☞ The North American version of this expression is cannot see the forest for the trees.

dead wood: seedead.

Do bears shit in the woods?: seebear.

have the wood on have the advantage over. Australian and New Zealand informal

neck of the woods: seeneck.

out of the wood (or woods) out of danger or difficulty.

☞ A proverbial warning against hallooing before you are out of the wood dates from the late 18th century.

touch wood said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck.

☞ A North American variant is knock on wood. The phrase refers to the traditional custom of touching something wooden to avert possible bad luck.

1991Rohinton MistrySuch a Long Journey Sohrab and Gustad did not shout or argue like they used to, touch wood.