Question
I'm sure you understand that we can't have a mere
inspector still wet behind the ears running a case of this importance. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom/phrasal verb that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark (E) as the answer.Solution
The correct idiom is ‘wet behind the ears’. It means ‘to be young and without experience’.
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