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.
See also: brought, by, owl, scare, up, wood
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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