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wet behind the ears

British pronunciation/wˈɛt bɪhˌaɪnd ðɪ ˈiəz/
American pronunciation/wˈɛt bɪhˌaɪnd ðɪ ˈɪɹz/
wet behind the ears
[PHRASE]
1

having little knowledge or experience of a particular situation or activity

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Examples
1He may be wet behind the ears, but he's well-trained and totally competent.
2He's still wet behind the ears!
3Why, he's hardly dry behind the ears.
4Why, he's hardly dry behind the ears.
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