just off the boat



just off the boat

Fig. to be newly immigrated and perhaps gullible and naive. I'm not just off the boat. I know what's going on. He may act like he's just off the boat, but he's very savvy.
See also: boat, just, off

just off the boat

mod. freshly immigrated and perhaps gullible and naive. (see also FOB.) I’m not just off the boat. I know what’s going on.
See also: boat, just, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Efrat-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
PattiPAT-eeEnglish
BogumiŁAbaw-guw-MEE-wahPolish
Kostandin-Albanian
Constantina-Late Roman
Vivien['viviən]