молоко на губах не обсохло

Meaning: a very young or inexperienced person; someone barely past infancy.

Language: Russian

Literally: milk has not dried on the lips

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: The phrase pictures a child so recently weaned that milk still clings to their mouth, marking them as hardly more than a baby.

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More Russian idioms

• Не вешай лапшу на уши — Don't lie to me; stop trying to deceive me.
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• Делать из мухи слона — To blow things way out of proportion.
• душа нараспашку — Extremely open, trusting, or emotionally vulnerable with others.

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