fall off the turnip truck

Language: en

Meaning: (chieflyUS,stative,idiomatic)To benaive,uninformed, orunsophisticated, in the manner of arusticperson.Look sharp, and try not to seem like you justfell off the turnip truck.No shit, Sherlock. I didn't justfall off the turnip truck, you know.2006February 14, “Opinion: The Picture of Stupidity”, inNew York Daily News, retrieved16 September 2008:Doesn't it strike you as funny that this city, which prides itself on its erudition and sophistication, can oftimes get suckered like a bumpkin who justfell off the turnip truck?

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