to the woods

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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

take to the woods

[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

woods

[woods] See: [BABE IN THE WOODS], [CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS], [NECK OF THE WOODS], [TAKE TO THE WOODS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

neck of the woods

[neck of the woods] {n. phr.}, {informal} Part of the country; place; neighborhood; vicinity. * /We visited Illinois and Iowa last summer; in that neck of the woods the corn […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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