born yesterday
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"You were not born yesterday, you understood exactly what you were doing," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
Because he was not born yesterday, Engoron is unlikely to believe that being female is an all-purpose preventative from buying into gender stereotypes, however.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2023
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
People who work at these companies weren’t born yesterday; they know users lie about their age.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2022
“Really,” she said, “I wasn’t quite born yesterday, you know.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
