
wet behind the ears
This page is about the idiom wet behind the ears
INFORMALMeaning
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.
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Contributor: Matt Errey