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fall off the turnip truck

fall off the turnip truck verb: to be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.

Verb

fall off the turnip truck (third-person singular simple present falls off the turnip truck, present participle falling off the turnip truck, simple past fell off the turnip truck, past participle fallen off the turnip truck)

  1. (US, idiomatic, stative) To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
    • Look sharp, and try not to seem like you just fell off the turnip truck.
    • No shit, Sherlock. I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, you know.

fall off the turnip truck meaning in Bengali

fall off the turnip truck in Bengali

গ্রাম্য ব্যক্তির মতো সরল, অজ্ঞ, অপরিণত হওয়া

Forms of fall off the turnip truck

third-person singular presentfalls off the turnip truck
present participlefalling off the turnip truck
pastfell off the turnip truck
past participlefallen off the turnip truck

Questions about fall off the turnip truck

What does fall off the turnip truck mean?
Fall off the turnip truck means to be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
What is fall off the turnip truck in Bengali?
Fall off the turnip truck in Bengali is গ্রাম্য ব্যক্তির মতো সরল, অজ্ঞ, অপরিণত হওয়া. See Fall off the turnip truck meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is fall off the turnip truck?
Fall off the turnip truck is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall off the turnip truck?
The past tense of fall off the turnip truck is fell off the turnip truck.

Words near fall off the turnip truck in the dictionary

  1. fall off one's perch
  2. fall off the back of a lorry
  3. fall off the back of a truck
  4. fall off the cliff
  5. fall off the radar
  6. fall off the turnip truck
  7. fall off the twig
  8. fall off the ugly tree
  9. fall off the wagon
  10. fall offs
  11. fall on

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