wet behind the ears

/wɛt bɪˈhaɪnd ði ɪrz/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. novato, inexperto

    • He's still wet behind the ears at this job.

      Todavía es novato en este trabajo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa wet behind the ears?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He's still wet ___ the ears at this job.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a wet behind the ears?

noun

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