I was born at night, but not last night?

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Hi Guys,please what does this IDIOM means ?? It is from the movie, where the CSI forensic is questioning the suspect...he said exactly:Forensic: I was born at night, but not last night, okay?               I know you picked her up at 22:00......thank you in advance...guys

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

I'm not stupid ....

JCDenton · Answer

thank you!

Philip · Answer

JCDentonHi Guys,

please what does this IDIOM means ?? It is from the movie, where the CSI forensic is questioning the suspect...he said exactly:

Forensic: I was born at night, but not last night, okay?

I know you picked her up at 22:00......

thank you in advance...guys

The more common phrase is, "I wasn't born yesterday, you know". The one you have offered here is much more clever!

JuanZZZ · Answer

is this sentence correct:

By the time you graduated from high school, I hadn't been born ?

Philip · Answer

JuanZZZis this sentence correct:

By the time you graduated from high school, I hadn't been born ? Add 'yet', if you'd like.

Correct. But you should have started your own thread with this

JuanZZZ · Answer

you mean

I hadn't been born yet by the time you graduated from high school ?

Pucca · Answer

Hmm..would "I didn't fell from a tree" be possible to say that you are not stupid?

Thank you in advance!

CalifJim · Answer

I didn't fallfrom a tree.

No. I'm not familiar with that idiom to say that I'm not stupid.
But there's a very similar one, much more fun, I think:

I didn't fall off the turnip truck.

CJ

Pucca · Answer

CalifJim, thanks for your correction and for the new idiom, really!

Anonymous · Answer

simply means that "DON'T FOOL ME."

I was born at night, but not last night?

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