- just off the boat
- just off the boatFig. to be newly immigrated and perhaps gullible and naive. •
I'm not just off the boat. I know what's going on.
•He may act like he's just off the boat, but he's very savvy.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
just off the boat
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just off the boat — If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced … The small dictionary of idiomes
just off the boat — If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is just off the boat is naive and lacks experience. How do you expect me to work with a trainee who s just off the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
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