English
Verb
fall off the turnip truck
- (chiefly US, idiomatic) To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
- 2006, "Opinion: The Picture of Stupidity," New York Daily News, 14 Feb. (retrieved 16 Sep. 2008):
- Doesn't it strike you as funny that this city, which prides itself on its erudition and sophistication, can oftimes get suckered like a bumpkin who just fell off the turnip truck?
Usage notes
- Often used in the past tense and preceded by "just."
Translations
to be unsophisticated in rustic manner
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- Greek: τρώω κουτόχορτο (tróo koutóchorto)
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