be wet behind the ears
very young and without much experience of life
wet behind the ears
Inexperienced, green

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wet 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.

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wet behind the ears
to be young, immature and inexperienced, to be new in a job or place
He is a little wet behind the ears and doesn't know much about his job yet.

The man is still wet behind the ears and does not know very much about his company.

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wet 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.

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