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.
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him