just off the boat

Newly immigrated, especially without having yet assimilated or become accustomed to the host country's language, culture, or social norms. My grandfather was just off the boat when he opened up his business here in 1820, and he didn't speak a lick of English. I was lucky. I was just off the boat, but thanks to a friend of mine I managed to get a job teaching English at a preparatory school in Tokyo.

just off the boat

Fig. 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.

just off the boat

mod. freshly immigrated and perhaps gullible and naive. (see also FOB.) I’m not just off the boat. I know what’s going on.

词组	just off the boat
释义	just off the boat just off the boat Newly immigrated, especially without having yet assimilated or become accustomed to the host country's language, culture, or social norms. My grandfather was just off the boat when he opened up his business here in 1820, and he didn't speak a lick of English. I was lucky. I was just off the boat, but thanks to a friend of mine I managed to get a job teaching English at a preparatory school in Tokyo. See also: boat, just, off Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. just off the boat Fig. 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. See also: boat, just, off McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. just off the boat mod. freshly immigrated and perhaps gullible and naive. (see also FOB.) I’m not just off the boat. I know what’s going on. See also: boat, just, off McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: fresh off the boat off the boat play (oneself) in play in play yourself in live without fit in fit in(to) times change breach References in periodicals archive Suddenly there is a buzz of activity as a group of hot, sweaty and satisfied people just off the boat from the Russell Islands in the outgoing prime minister's constituency arrive in the door. Changing the country one vote at a time: in the run-up to the Solomon Islands'April elections, Mary-Louise O'Callaghan met a group of young people fighting corruption with themselves It also creates enough room for a three-person third seat, though to ride comfortably passengers should either be in elementary school or just off the boat from Lilliput. Honda changes the game. (On Cars)
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