STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS

Meaning of STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS in English

still quite young, the tender age of When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

(STILL) WET BEHIND THE EARS — ( informal , disapproving ) young and without much experience SYN naive
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS — still quite young, the tender age of When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears.
English Idioms vocabulary
EARS — THE WIPING OF THE EARS: The Imamis are agreed - in following the Imams from the pure family - that …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
EARS — dalunggan;dunggan
English-Visayan vocabulary
WET — I. ˈwet, usu -ed.+V verb ( wet or wetted ; wet or wetted ; wetting ; wets ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch stille still, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEHIND — I. bə̇ˈhīnd, bē- adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan, from be- + hindan from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARS — plural of ear present third singular of ear
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL — still 1 /stil/ , adj., stiller, stillest , n., adv., conj., v. adj. 1. remaining in place or at rest; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEHIND — /bi huynd"/ , prep. 1. at or toward the rear of: Look behind the house. 2. not keeping up with, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WET — I. ˈwet adjective ( wet·ter ; wet·test ) Etymology: Middle English, partly from past participle of weten to wet & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WET — adj a dram; a drink. 2. wet ·impf & ·p.p. of wet. 3. wet ·superl refreshed with liquor; drunk. 4. …
Webster English vocab
STILL — adv constant; continual. 2. still ·noun a steep hill or ascent. 3. still ·vt to cause to fall by drops. …
Webster English vocab
BEHIND — noun the backside; the rump. 2. behind ·adv at the back part; in the rear. 3. behind ·adv backward in …
Webster English vocab
WET — [wet] adj wet.ter ; wet.test [ME, partly fr. pp. of weten to wet & partly fr. OE waet wet; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STILL — [still] adj [ME stille, fr. OE; akin to OHG stilli still and perh. to OE steall stall--more at stall] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEHIND — [be.hind] adv or adj [ME behinde, fr. OE behindan, fr. be- + hindan from behind; akin to OE hinder behind--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WET — wet BrE AmE wet ▷ wets wets ▷ wetted ˈwet ɪd -əd AmE ˈwet̬ əd ▷ wetter ˈwet ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WET — / wet; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( wet·ter , wet·test ) 1. covered with or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STILL — / stɪl; NAmE / adverb , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb 1. continuing until a particular point in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEHIND — / bɪˈhaɪnd; NAmE / preposition , adverb , noun ■ preposition 1. at or towards the back of sb/sth, and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET — I. wet 1 S2 W3 /wet/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative wetter , superlative wettest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STILL — I. still 1 S1 W1 /stɪl/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . up to a particular point in time and continuing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEHIND — I. be ‧ hind 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈhaɪnd/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: behindan …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEHIND — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEHIND — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
STILL — 1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and …
Oxford English vocab
BEHIND — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of …
Oxford English vocab
STILL — I. ADVERB USES /stɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEHIND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /bɪhaɪnd/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET — ( wetter, wettest, wets, wetting, wetted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEHIND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a damp/wet patch ▪ There were damp patches on the ceilings. a dry/wet spell …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STILL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be still in the race (= still have a chance of winning ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEHIND — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be behind/trailing in the polls ▪ At the moment the Democrats are trailing in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WET — (NOT DRY) [adjective], [noun] [U] wetter, wettest - with liquid in, on or around (something); not drya wet floora wet …
Cambridge English vocab
STILL — (GREATER DEGREE) [adverb] [not gradable] - to an even greater degree or in an even greater amountThe number of people …
Cambridge English vocab
BEHIND — See: DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FALL BEHIND, GET BEHIND, HANG BACK or HANG BEHIND.
Slang English vocab
BEHIND — n 1. buttocks. ("He slapped her on the behind.") 2. the seat behind the passenger seat in a vehicle. ("I …
Slang English vocab
WET — I. wet verb to make wet by or as if by saturating with water they were wet thoroughly by the …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STILL — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: motionless , stock-still, stone-still 2. Synonyms: calm 1, halcyon, hushed, placid, quiet, stilly, untroubled Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WET — INDEX: 1. wet 2. slightly wet 3. when the air feels wet 4. to make someone or something wet 5. …
Longman Activator English vocab
EARS — • ↑ be all ears • ↑ be up to your ears/neck in • ↑ be up to your neck/ears …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEHIND — INDEX: 1. at the back of something and usually hidden by it 2. the area behind the things or people …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEHIND — • ↑ be behind • ↑ be behind schedule • ↑ be behind with • ↑ fall/drop behind • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STILL — n. 25B6; adjective Polly lay still : MOTIONLESS, unmoving, not moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEHIND — n. 25B6; preposition he hid behind a tree : AT THE BACK/REAR OF, beyond, on the far/other side of; N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARS — n pl (euph) яички
Dirty English-Russian vocab
WET — adj. 1 moist, moistened, damp, dampened, soaked, soaking, sopping, wringing, dripping, sodden, soppy, saturated, drenched During the rainy season, the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STILL — adj. 1 quiet, serene, placid, calm, tranquil, motionless, unmoving, peaceful, pacific, at rest, quiescent, even, flat, smooth, inert, stationary, undisturbed, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEHIND — See: DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FALL BEHIND, GET BEHIND, HANG BACK or HANG BEHIND.
Словарь английских идиом
EARS — sear sera
Anagrams English vocabulary
EARS — Electronic Access to Reference Services + Electronic Authoring and Routing System [DEC] + Explicit Archive and Retrieval System [Langley Research]
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
EARS — Explicit Archive and Retrieval System
Computer Acronyms English vocab
STILL — adverb 1 BAD : I enjoy this type of music still now. GOOD : I still enjoy this type of …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

English Idioms vocab

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