He was still in his salad years when he started the company.
salad year
idiomThe inexperienced, youthful prime of a person, group, organization, or entity.
Origin
disputed originFrom salad days.
The band's salad years were messy, but they learned a lot from those early mistakes.
Looking back on the salad years of the republic, historians see both naivety and the fierce energy that would later shape a nation.
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a year and a day
A long time.
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banner year
An especially fruitful year; a year of exceptional production.
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salad days
A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.
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year dot
A very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.
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year in, year out
During every year; always.