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fall off the turnip truck

idiom

To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.


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  1. 01

    back up the truck

    To take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.

  2. 02

    fall apart

    To be emotionally in crisis.

  3. 03

    fall around

    To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.

  4. 04

    fall asleep

    To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

  5. 05

    fall at the last hurdle

    To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.

  6. 06

    fall behind

    To be late (for a regular event)

  7. 07

    fall between the cracks

    To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.

  8. 08

    fall between two stools

    To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

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