English Explanatory Dictionary

not as green as one is cabbage-looking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Not as naive or foolish as might be expected.

Word forms

not as green as one is cabbage-looking

Etymology

Cabbages are green, and green also means naive.

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