She wasn't born yesterday!

She wasn't born yesterday!
I/he/she wasn't born yesterday! something that you say in order to tell someone that a person is not stupid and cannot be easily deceived.

You'd better think of a better excuse about the dent in my car. I wasn't born yesterday, you know!

You can't expect your mother to believe that - she wasn't born yesterday!


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  • I/she wasn't born yesterday — ► I (or she, etc.) wasn t born yesterday I am (or she, etc. is) not foolish or gullible. Main Entry: ↑born …   English terms dictionary

  • wasn't born yesterday — wise from experience, been around    Pat can survive in the workplace. She wasn t born yesterday …   English idioms

  • I wasn't born yesterday! — I/he/she wasn t born yesterday! something that you say in order to tell someone that a person is not stupid and cannot be easily deceived. You d better think of a better excuse about the dent in my car. I wasn t born yesterday, you know! You can… …   New idioms dictionary

  • He wasn't born yesterday! — I/he/she wasn t born yesterday! something that you say in order to tell someone that a person is not stupid and cannot be easily deceived. You d better think of a better excuse about the dent in my car. I wasn t born yesterday, you know! You can… …   New idioms dictionary

  • I wasn't born yesterday — I wasn’t born yesterday spoken phrase used for telling someone that you are not stupid enough to believe what they are saying Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry: born * * * I (she …   Useful english dictionary

  • I wasn't born yesterday — ► I (or she, etc.) wasn t born yesterday I am (or she, etc. is) not foolish or gullible. Main Entry: ↑born …   English terms dictionary

  • I (or she, etc.) wasn't born yesterday — I am (or she, etc. is) not foolish or gullible. → born …   English new terms dictionary

  • I/she, etc. wasn't born yesterday — ► I (or she, etc.) wasn t born yesterday I am (or she, etc. is) not foolish or gullible. Main Entry: ↑born …   English terms dictionary

  • born — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing as a result of birth. 2) (born of) existing as a result of (a situation or feeling). 3) having a natural ability to do a particular job or task: a born engineer. 4) ( born) having a specific nationality: a German born… …   English terms dictionary

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