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Jane Nhung
2021-07-08 12:07
Be (as) green as a gooseberry simile
Be young or childish and not have had much experience
She has just graduated from college. She's still green as a gooseberry.
Try to forgive him this time, he's still green as a gooseberry anyway.
He's only 15 years old. He is as green as a gooseberry.
1. Being faultless or guiltless
2. Being naive or inexperienced
An abundance of exuberant, young vigor, enthusiasm, or vitality.
To lack experience.
1. Very young.
2. Very small in size or stature.
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to the tense and subject of the sentence.
The kids look so innocent. They are just as green as gooseberries.
Goose berry is a small, green fruit covered with short hairs. Its appearance and sour taste evoke associations of young and immature people.
Do you see anything wrong?
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview
