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green behind the ears

green behind the ears adjective: synonym of wet behind the ears.

Adjective

green behind the ears

  1. Synonym of wet behind the ears.
    • Your newspaper has helped me to look at all the other 'brothers and sisters' all around the world as well as taught about the world conditions around us. That's a good way to learn, if you're green behind the ears like me!1988 May 7, Jeff Hershberger, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 13

Synonyms of green behind the ears

Questions about green behind the ears

What does green behind the ears mean?
Green behind the ears means synonym of wet behind the ears.
What part of speech is green behind the ears?
Green behind the ears is an adjective.

Words near green behind the ears in the dictionary

  1. green bean galaxies
  2. green bean galaxy
  3. green beans
  4. green bee-eater
  5. green bee-eaters
  6. green behind the ears
  7. green belt
  8. green belts
  9. Green Beret
  10. Green Berets
  11. green bice

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