born yesterday
Example Sentences
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Some of us who weren’t born yesterday remember that it was just eight years ago when the same thing happened.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Those born yesterday will be shocked to learn that Noem’s compendium of veepstakes-timed fluff was written by a ghostwriter, on whom Noem’s spokesperson Ian Fury initially laid part of the blame.
From Slate ● May 6, 2024
"You were not born yesterday, you understood exactly what you were doing," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
Bahamas Chief Magistrate JoyAnn Ferguson-Pratt contributed witty asides that often left the courtroom chuckling, once quipping "I wasn't born yesterday" at the defense counsel's interpretation of the law.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022
“Really,” she said, “I wasn’t quite born yesterday, you know.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
