be (as) green as a gooseberry



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be (as) green as a gooseberry

To be very young, immature, and/or inexperienced. Are you sure he's fit to run your campaign? He's just out of college and still as green as a gooseberry!
See also: gooseberry, green

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PaavoPAH:-vo (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
LexineLEKS-eenEnglish
Abdul-Hamid-Arabic
Kjellfrid-Norwegian
FrancesFRANT-səsEnglish
Rutendo-Southern African, Shona