(one) is not as green as (one) is cabbage-looking
(one) is not as green as (one) is cabbage-looking
One is smarter or less naïve than one seems. A: "Hey, that dopey intern did a great job on this report." B: "Wow. I guess he's not as green as he is cabbage-looking." Good job not falling for that trick. You're not as green as you are cabbage-looking.
See also: green, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get one over on (one)
- get/put one over on somebody/something
- as one door closes, another (one) opens
- as one door closes, another one opens
- as one door closes, another opens
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head