born yesterday
Example Sentences
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Some of us who weren’t born yesterday remember that it was just eight years ago when the same thing happened.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
You need not have been born yesterday to be frustrated.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025
"You were not born yesterday, you understood exactly what you were doing," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
Bahamas Chief Magistrate JoyAnn Ferguson-Pratt contributed witty asides that often left the courtroom chuckling, once quipping "I wasn't born yesterday" at the defense counsel's interpretation of the law.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022
Bobby Gene interjected, proving he wasn’t born yesterday.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
