babe in the woods »
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless.
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baptism by fire »
A trying ordeal that was not experienced before.
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been there, done that »
An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.
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been to the rodeo »
Exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced.
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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all »
Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.
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born yesterday »
New, naive, innocent, inexperienced or easily deceived.
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bowl of cherries »
An enjoyable experience.
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cattle call »
An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
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cream in one's jeans »
To experience an orgasm while clothed; to be thoroughly excited or delighted.
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cut one's teeth »
To begin; to gain early experience.
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deep end »
A situation where expertise or experience is required.
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do a slow burn »
To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.
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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs »
Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
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every cloud has a silver lining »
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
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experience is the best teacher »
Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.
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