fall off the turnip truck



fall off the turnip truck

To be gullible, na?ve, or unsophisticated. The subject is often a person from a rural or rustic background. Mary has no idea about how to act in polite society, always behaving as if she just fell off the turnip truck.
See also: fall, off, truck, turnip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jyothi-Indian, Telugu, Malayalam
Anan (1)-Western African, Akan
AurÉL-Hungarian
CleisthenesKLIES-thə-neez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Myrrine-Ancient Greek
AdriÁNahd-RYAHN (Spanish), AWD-ree-ahn (Hungarian)Spanish, Hungarian