born yesterday
Example Sentences
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Those born yesterday will be shocked to learn that Noem’s compendium of veepstakes-timed fluff was written by a ghostwriter, on whom Noem’s spokesperson Ian Fury initially laid part of the blame.
From Slate ● May 6, 2024
"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
“You must think we were born yesterday, fella!” the show’s no-nonsense senior police officer Ted Hastings, played by Adrian Dunbar, thundered in the video, which has been viewed millions of times on social media.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
“I wasn’t born yesterday, Ana,” her mom says, coming down the stairs.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
