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
Jerrik-Danish
XavierZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Ascelin-Ancient Germanic
HajnalkaHAWY-nawl-kawHungarian
TighearnÁNTEER-nawnIrish
Melanie['meləni]