wet behind the ears
Example Sentences
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He's young, but he may not be wet behind the ears.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
But in this telling, Fry comes across as not just inexperienced but insecure: wet behind the ears, a little timid, wary of crossing lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023
“She walked into a situation - a tiny little indie movie with a bunch of young people wet behind the ears - and she came in so funny, so crisp and so brilliant,” says Showalter.
From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2016
He recalls legendary coach Chuck Noll telling the wet behind the ears crop of new talent that even though being paid to play made football their profession, it shouldn’t be their life.
From Forbes • Feb. 11, 2015
In my mind, the dead boys were all boys, recent high school graduates, barely shaving and wet behind the ears.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
