Pro Elit English | Idiom of the Day

fall off the turnip truck

To be gullible, naive or unsophisticated. The subject is often a person from a rural or rustic background who is unaware of the ways of the world.

Examples:

Mary has no idea about how to act in polite society, always behaving as if she just fell off the turnip truck.

I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, so don't you dare cheat me!

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