Were you born in a barn?
Were you born in a barn?
You are, act, or seem very uncouth or unsophisticated. You don't wash your hands before dinner? What, were you born in a barn? Close the front door! Were you born in a barn or something?
See also: born
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Were you born in a barn?
Rur. an expression chiding someone who has left a door open or who is ill-mannered or messy. Andy: Close the door! Were you born in a barn? Bob: Sorry. Fred: Can't you clean this place up a little? Were you born in a barn? Bob: I call it the messy look.
See also: born
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
Were you born in a barn?
interrog. Weren’t you trained to close the door by yourself? You sure are careless with that door. Were you born in a barn?
See also: born
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- born in a barn
- raised in a barn
- barn
- (as) broad as a barn door
- broad as a barn door
- raised by wolves
- door
- nail in the coffin
- nail in the coffin of (something)
- a nail in the coffin