(v) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end, Syn. play false, hoodwink, snow, lead by the nose, pull the wool over someone's eyes, Example:He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

capercaillie

(n) large black Old World grouse, Syn. capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus

hen-of-the-woods

(n) large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees, Syn. Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa, hen of the woods

scat

(v) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run, Syn. bunk, take to the woods, head for the hills, hightail it, run away, escape, lam, fly the coop, run, turn tail, scarper, break away, Example:If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up

vicinity

(n) a surrounding or nearby region, Syn. neighbourhood, neck of the woods, neighborhood, locality, Example:the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville; it is a rugged locality; he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood; I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

只见树木不见森林

[只见树木不见森林 / 只見樹木不見森林, zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín] unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

引狗入寨

[引狗入寨, yǐn gǒu rù zhài] to lead the wolf into the woodpile (成语 saw); to leave oneself open to attack; to act imprudently, asking for trouble

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

まだまだこれから

[madamadakorekara] (exp) it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods; (P)

鹿を追う者は山を見ず

[しかをおうものはやまをみず, shikawooumonohayamawomizu] (exp) (id) You cannot see the wood for trees

森林浴

[しんりんよく, shinrinyoku] (n) peaceful walk through the woods; being immersed in a forest; forest therapy

鉄炮押し

[てっぽうおし, teppouoshi] (n) pushing against the wooden pole in practice (sumo) (practise)

木を見て森を見ず

[きをみてもりをみず, kiwomitemoriwomizu] (exp) to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture

木深い

[こぶかい, kobukai] (adj-i) deep in the woods

木目込人形;木目込み人形

[きめこみにんぎょう, kimekominingyou] (n) wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

aus dem Gröbsten heraus sein

to be out of the woods

Holzbläser { m } | Holzbläser { pl }

woodwind player | the woodwind section

Wald { m } | Wälder { pl } | den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen [ übtr. ]

wood | woods | not to see the wood for the trees

Waldrand { m }

edge of the woods; edge of the forest; woodside

Waldsterben { n }

waldsterben; dying of the woods; death of the forests

Wein { m } (Getränk) | Wein vom Fass | lieblicher Wein | offener Wein | verfälschter Wein | bei einem Glas Wein | dem Wein tüchtig zusprechen

(Holz) drechseln | drechselnd | gedrechselt

to turn (on a wood lathe); to work the wood lathe | turning | turned

Er hat mir das Fell über die Ohren gezogen.

He pulled the wool over my eyes.

Freu dich nicht zu früh!

Don't halloo till you're out of the wood!

Ich glaube, er ist jetzt aus dem Gröbsten heraus.

I think he's out of the wood now.

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