be born yesterday
Easily fooled innocent
To be born yesterday is to be naive or easily fooled—someone lacking experience or worldly knowledge.
Almost always appears in the negative: I wasn't born yesterday means I'm not gullible enough to believe that.
Do you think I was born yesterday? challenges an obvious lie or manipulation.
- trustingInclined to believe others
- gullibleEasily deceived
- easily fooledSusceptible to deception
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
inexperienced · credulity · wet behind the ears · unsophisticated · unworldliness · innocence · fresh off the boat · taken for a ride · taken in · childlikeness · ignorance · susceptibility · not the sharpest tool in the shed · easy mark · sucker · simplicity · childbirth · wide-eyed
be born yesterdayknow the ropes
Understand how things work
know the score · worldly-wise · nobody's fool · have been around · know what's what
be born yesterdayhave one's wits about one
Remain mentally sharp, attentive
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