- I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls.
- I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls.Rur. I am not foolish or easily frightened. •
His threats don't scare me. I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls.
•Mary: You'll be sorry you ever crossed me. Jane: I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.