still wet behind the ears
1(still) wet behind the ears — (still) ˌwet behind the ˈears idiom (informal, disapproving) young and without much experience Syn: ↑naive • He was still we …
2still wet behind the ears — still quite young, the tender age of When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears …
3wet behind the ears — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not experienced; not knowing how to do something; new in a job or place. * /The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other./ Compare: DRY BEHIND THE EARS …
4wet behind the ears — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not experienced; not knowing how to do something; new in a job or place. * /The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other./ Compare: DRY BEHIND THE EARS …
5wet behind the ears — phrasal : immature : inexperienced * * * wet behind the ears (informal) Naïve, immature • • • Main Entry: ↑ear wet behind the ears Very young, immature, gullible • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
6wet behind the ears — adjective Inexperienced; not seasoned; new; just beginning; immature, especially in judgment. [They would put] their hands behind their ears and pat the top of their heads to taunt me with the fact that I was still wet behind the ears and soft on …
7wet\ behind\ the\ ears — adj. phr. informal Not experienced; not knowing how to do something; new in a job or place. The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other. Compare: dry behind the ears …
8wet behind the ears — young and not experienced. The job put a lot of responsibility on someone who was still wet behind the ears, but he learned fast …
9wet behind the ears — See still wet behind the ears …
10be wet behind the ears — to be young and not very experienced. He s fresh out of college, still wet behind the ears …
