| 单词 | wet behind the ears |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with wet behind the earswet behind the ears Also, not dry behind the ears. Immature, inexperienced, as in How can you take instructions from Tom? He's still wet behind the ears, or Jane's not dry behind the ears yet. This term alludes to the fact that the last place to dry in a newborn colt or calf is the indentation behind its ears. [Early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. wet behind the earsSEE SYNONYMS FOR wet behind the ears ON THESAURUS.COM Immature, inexperienced, and naïve: “Don't rely on his advice about girlfriends; he's still wet behind the ears.” Words nearby wet behind the earsweta, wet AMD, wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer, wetback, wet bar, wet behind the ears, Wetbike, wet blanket, wet-bulb thermometer, wet cell, wet compass The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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