Alternative spelling of wet behind the ears

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

(literally) Describing actions or activities that the speaker considers inappropriate, misdirected, or unlikely to yield good results.

Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.

Alternative form of see the forest for the trees

(idiomatic) Likely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to attract attention.

(idiomatic) After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

Alternative form of put that in your pipe and smoke it

(security, often attributive) An adversary that intercepts, and often modifies, communications.

plural of man in the middle