fall off the turnip truck
To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Don't try to trick me; I didn't just fall off the turnip truck.”
“He thought he could sell me that broken car for a fortune, but I didn't just fall off the turnip truck.”
“While the swindler assumed the newcomer was naive, the man quickly proved he had not just fallen off the turnip truck.”
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back up the truck
To take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.
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catch a falling knife
To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
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fall apart
To be emotionally in crisis.
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fall around
To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
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fall asleep
To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
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fall at the last hurdle
To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.
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fall behind
To be late (for a regular event)
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026