dry behind the ears

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dry behind the ears

adjective

idiomatic Seasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment. Why, you irreclaimable donkey, don’t you know the “notice” was an advertisement? When will you get dry behind the ears?
Opposite: wet behind the ears

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@misc{dry_behind_the_ears_2026,
  title = {dry behind the ears},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dry%20behind%20the%20ears},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}