fall off the turnip truck: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To be naive, unsophisticated, or easily deceived; to lack worldly experience or street smarts.
Examples
BetaDon’t be so trusting; you haven’t just fallen off the turnip truck, have you?
No seas tan confiado; no te habrás caído del camión de nabos, ¿verdad?
She’s not the type to fall off the turnip truck and believe every sales pitch she hears.
Ella no es del tipo que se cae del camión de nabos y cree en cada discurso de ventas que escucha.
If you think you can trick me, you’ve got another thing coming — I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck.
Si crees que puedes engañarme, estás equivocado — no me acabo de caer del camión de nabos.
- To fall from a truck that is carrying turnips.
Examples
BetaThe crates of turnips fell off the turnip truck during the bumpy ride to the market.
Las cajas de nabos se cayeron del camión de nabos durante el viaje accidentado al mercado.
After the sudden stop, several turnips fell off the turnip truck and rolled down the hill.
Después de la parada repentina, varios nabos se cayeron del camión de nabos y rodaron colina abajo.
Workers had to quickly gather the turnips that fell off the turnip truck on the roadside.
Los trabajadores tuvieron que recoger rápidamente los nabos que se cayeron del camión en la carretera.
If any turnip falls off the turnip truck during transit, it reduces the shipment’s total weight.
Si algún nabo se cae del camión durante el transporte, reduce el peso total del envío.
Examples:
- EN: The point is this: I am not a blank page. I did not just fall off the turnip truck.ES: La cuestión es que ni soy una página en blanco ni acabo de caer del nido.
- EN: You just fall off the turnip truck?ES: ¿No sabes la o por lo redondo?
- EN: - I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, son.ES: - No me acabo de caer de un camion de pavos, hijo.
- EN: I didn't just fall off the turnip truck.ES: No nací ayer.ES: No nací ayer.ID: Aku tidak jatuh begitu saja dari truk lobak.
- EN: Harvey didn't tell me, but I didn't just fall off the turnip truck.ES: Harvey no me lo ha dicho, pero no me he caído de un guindo.
- EN: I would say (didn't fall off the turnip truck)HI: मुझे लगा कि शव यात्रा नहीं छूटेगी))
- EN: I know I look young, but I did not just fall off the turnip truck.ID: Aku tahu aku tampak muda tapi aku tak sepolos itu.
- EN: These guys didn't just fall off the turnip truck. They knew about acid.ID: Mereka tidak naif, mereka tahu tentang LSD.
- EN: I ain't fall off the turnip truck yesterday.ID: Aku bukan orang bodoh.
- EN: Again...didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday TSS.TE: అసలు ఎప్పటికి ఆర్టీసీ బస్సు రోడ్డెక్కుతుందో తెలియని పరిస్థితి. నిన్న. . .
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