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Does that expression work?
Does that expression work in American English - to be wet behind the ears at something , meaning to not have still experience at something ?
thank you for advance .
17 apr. 2016 15:08
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It sure does! Generally, in American English, we don't say "wet behind the ears at ___." You might say, for example: "Oh Steve? Yeah, he's doing great -- just a little wet behind the ears."
So we generally wouldn't say the "at ___" part. That would depend on the context and the conversation topic. It wouldn't be wrong to say the second part, just uncommon.
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