feucht hinter den Ohren

German

Alternative forms

• grün hinter den Ohren

Etymology

Literally, “wet behind the ears”.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

feucht hinter den Ohren (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (idiomatic) wet behind the ears

   Antonym: trocken hinter den Ohren

Conjugation

Indeclinable, predicative-only.

Descendants

• → English: wet behind the ears (calque)