英语词汇not dry behind the ears的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	not dry behind the ears
词源	not dry behind the ears. Used to describe someone totally innocent, or very naive, the old expression refers to newborn animals and the small depressions behind their ears that are the last places to become dry after birth. The similar phrase wet behind the ears is also heard today.
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