There's one born every minute.

There's one born every minute.
humorous something that you say about someone who you think has been very stupid.

'He left a window open and then wondered why he'd been burgled!' 'There's one born every minute, isn't there?'


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  • there's one born every minute — there’s one born every minute spoken phrase used for saying that someone has been very stupid, especially because they have been tricked into doing something Thesaurus: ways of saying someone is stupid or sillysynonym Main entry: born * * * there …   Useful english dictionary

  • There's One Born Every Minute — Título There s One Born Every Minute Ficha técnica Dirección Devin Grady Producción Robert B. Hunt …   Wikipedia Español

  • there's one born every minute — there are lots of people who will believe anything, there are lots of suckers    Only a sucker would buy this car. Right, and there s one born every minute …   English idioms

  • There’s One Born Every Minute — Filmdaten Originaltitel There’s One Born Every Minute Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • there's one born every minute —    This expression means that there are many people in the world who are stupid or easily fooled.     He really believed the boy found the money on the street? There s one born every minute! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • there's one born every minute — Meaning Origin There s a sucker born every minute. Attributed to Phineas Taylor Barnum, US showman …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • there's one born every minute — there are plenty of suckers in the world, there will always be enough naive people that others can cheat or take advantage of …   English contemporary dictionary

  • one born every minute — many easy customers, lots of suckers    There s lots of suckers, he said. There s one born every minute! …   English idioms

  • One Born Every Minute — Genre Reality television, Documentary Country of origin United Kingdom Language(s) British English No. of series 2 …   Wikipedia

  • there's one born every minute — spoken used for saying that someone has been very stupid, especially because they have been tricked into doing something …   English dictionary

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