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молоко на губах не обсохло (moloko na gubakh ne obsokhlo)

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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