"I wasn't born yesterday!"

Question

I wonder if others might provide answers regarding the idiomatic phrase: "I wasn't born yesterday", meaning that the speaker is not naive, or easily fooled about something.

I recently watched a film from Columbia and a character pointed to her teeth, to indicate playful scorn at something another character had said to her. She said: "Son de leche" (I think!). I imagine this translates as "they're milk teeth", like a young child would have. I wonder why she didn't say: "No son de leche"?

I have read the phrase: "Yo no me chupo el dedo", from "no chuparse el dedo" (to not suck one's thumb), but I have not heard it used.

Thanks!

Hola, Es COlombia. - LuisaGomezBartle, JUL 18, 2010

Oops, perdoname! Conoces a la frase? -"Son de leche" - Sheily, JUL 18, 2010

Answer 1

"No nací ayer" and "No me chupo el dedo" are very much used idiomatic expressions. Let me give you some examples:

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• Me dijo que en España era una actriz famosa, pero ¿qué se cree? ¿que me chupo el dedo? (meaning I know she's not telling the truth!!)

• Me quiere hacer creer que no le importa lo que piensen de ella... jajaja ... Yo no nací ayer eh!!! No le creo ni ahí (this is a very popular expression in Argentina meaning I don't believe her, not even a bit)

Muchas gracias por la informacion y tu ayuda! - Sheily, JUL 18, 2010

Answer 2

I've heard someone say ¿crees que nací ayer? so it is pretty straight forward! I haven't heard the other tho.