(STILL) WET BEHIND THE EARS

Meaning of (STILL) WET BEHIND THE EARS in English

( informal , disapproving ) young and without much experience

SYN naive

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 vocab
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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