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dry behind the ears
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Meanings:
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informal
colloquial
Inexperienced or immature; lacking practical knowledge or worldly wisdom, especially because one is young.
Not yet fully competent or seasoned in a particular role or activity.
Examples:
EN:
What, they're sending me a young cub, not dry behind the ears yet?
ES:
¿Me envían a un niño... que aún no se viste solo?
EN:
Yeah, and most of'em ain't dry behind the ears yet.
ES:
Sí, y la mayoría están muy verdes.
EN:
Someday I hope to have a navigator and a copilot who are at least dry behind the ears.
ES:
Quisiera tener navegantes y copilotos adultos.
EN:
- He's dry behind the ears. - Dry behind the ears.
ES:
"El valor no viene con los años".
EN:
- You're not even dry behind the ears yet!
ES:
- ¡Pero si eres una criatura!
EN:
And I don't have to answer to three whelps... who aren't even dry behind the ears yet.
ES:
Y no tengo que responder ante tres cachorros... que ni siquiera están secos detrás de las orejas todavía.
EN:
What, they're sending me a young cub, not dry behind the ears yet?
ES:
¿Me envían a un niño... que aún no se viste solo?
EN:
Yeah, and most of'em ain't dry behind the ears yet.
ES:
Sí, y la mayoría están muy verdes.
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