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green as a gooseberry

green as a gooseberry adjective: young and inexperienced.

Adjective

green as a gooseberry

  1. (simile) Young and inexperienced.

Questions about green as a gooseberry

What does green as a gooseberry mean?
Green as a gooseberry means young and inexperienced.
What part of speech is green as a gooseberry?
Green as a gooseberry is an adjective.

Words near green as a gooseberry in the dictionary

  1. green around the gills
  2. green arrow
  3. green arrows
  4. green artichoke
  5. green artichokes
  6. green as a gooseberry
  7. green as grass
  8. green asbestos
  9. green ash
  10. green at the gills
  11. green audit

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