Indicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.

A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.

Chaotic.

Do not dedicate all your resources to one project. / Do not count on any one thing to safeguard what is valuable.

(UK, idiomatic) used, cheated, or exploited by

plural of donkey

an idealized concept of the purity of woman

The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for it.

A response indicating that one is either unwilling or unable to perform a task, or that one is not guilty of something for which blame was implied.

(idiomatic) Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.