born yesterday

Example Sentences

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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

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

Bobby Gene interjected, proving he wasn’t born yesterday.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon