- off the boat
- informal or often offensive recently arrived from a foreign country, and by implication naive or an outsider
what are you, fresh off the boat?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
off the boat
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Fresh off the boat — The phrases Fresh off the boat (FOB), Off the boat (OTB), or just simply Boat; are terminologies used to describe immigrants that have arrived from a foreign nation and have not yet assimilated into the host nation s culture, language, and… … Wikipedia
just off the boat — If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is just off the boat is naive and lacks experience. How do you expect me to work with a trainee who s just off the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fresh/just off the boat — informal : recently arrived in a country My parents met in New York when my father was fresh off the boat from Italy. • • • Main Entry: ↑boat … Useful english dictionary
just off the boat — If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced … The small dictionary of idiomes
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. OHe may act like he’s just off the boat, but he’s all right … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fresh off the boat — see ↑boat, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fresh … Useful english dictionary
fresh off the boat — adjective Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment. Metropolis is the story of a harmless, hapless, nameless young German immigrant, fresh… … Wiktionary
just off the boat — pp Naive. He acts like he is just off the boat. 1900s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Just off the boat — If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced … Dictionary of English idioms
Get off the boat — reach across the dinner table for the salt … Dictionary of Australian slang
