wet behind the ears Informal (HALF-BAKED, GREENHORN).
Meaning: If someone is wet behind the ears, they don't have much experience of life.For example:
·
He's
just finished high school, so he's still wet behind the ears.
·
Joni's
still wet behind the ears and doesn't know how to deal with the other girls who
tease her, but she'll soon learn.
Origin: Probably a reference
to the inexperience of a baby so young as to still be wet from the birth.
Quick Quiz:
Young Bobby is still wet behind the ears, but he'll soon
a. be dry behind the ears
b. get some experience
c.
make new friends
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