off the back of a turnip truck

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === fall off the turnip truck (third-person singular simple present falls off the turnip truck, present participle falling off the turnip truck, simple past fell off the turnip truck, past participle fallen off the turnip truck) (chiefly US, stative, idiomatic) To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the past tense and preceded by "just." Also often used in the negative. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====