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be born yesterday

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Pronunciation: US /bi ˌbɔrn ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ · UK /bi ˌbɔːn ˈjestədeɪ/

be born yesterday means: To lack experience and be easy to trick; usually used negatively to say someone is not foolish.

verb

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To lack experience and be easy to trick; usually used negatively to say someone is not foolish.

  • I wasn’t born yesterday.
  • She wasn’t born yesterday, so she checked the price.
  • Do you think I was born yesterday?

Similar words: be naive, be gullible

Common phrases: not be born yesterday, be born yesterday

Questions about be born yesterday

What does be born yesterday mean?

To lack experience and be easy to trick; usually used negatively to say someone is not foolish.

What is be born yesterday in other languages?

Türkçe: saf olmak · Español: ser ingenuo · Français: être naïf · Deutsch: leichtgläubig sein · Italiano: essere ingenuo · 日本語: 世間知らずである

How do you pronounce be born yesterday?

In American English /bi ˌbɔrn ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/; in British English /bi ˌbɔːn ˈjestədeɪ/.

How do you use be born yesterday in a sentence?

I wasn’t born yesterday. She wasn’t born yesterday, so she checked the price.

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