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not as green as one is cabbage-looking

not as green as one is cabbage-looking phrase: not as naive or foolish as might be expected.

Phrase

not as green as one is cabbage-looking

  1. (informal, simile) Not as naive or foolish as might be expected.

Origin of not as green as one is cabbage-looking

Cabbages are green, and green also means naive.

Questions about not as green as one is cabbage-looking

What does not as green as one is cabbage-looking mean?
Not as green as one is cabbage-looking means not as naive or foolish as might be expected.
What part of speech is not as green as one is cabbage-looking?
Not as green as one is cabbage-looking is a phrase.

Words near not as green as one is cabbage-looking in the dictionary

  1. not a word of a lie
  2. not again
  3. not all heroes wear capes
  4. not anymore
  5. not as black as one is painted
  6. not as green as one is cabbage-looking
  7. not at all
  8. not at home to
  9. not bad
  10. not be able to hit the broad side of a barn
  11. not be caught dead

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