- were you born in a barn?
- Were you born in a barn?If someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in.
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were you born in a barn? — spoken phrase a humorous way of telling someone to shut the door after they come into a room or building Thesaurus: humorous expressions and words used in a humorous waysynonym Main entry: barn … Useful english dictionary
Were you born in a barn? — interrog. Weren’t you trained to close the door by yourself? □ Close the door! Were you born in a barn? □ You sure are careless with that door. Were you born in a barn? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Were you born in a barn? — phrase used to reprimand a person who has forgotten to close a door … Dictionary of Australian slang
were you born in a barn? — Australian Slang phrase used to reprimand a person who has forgotten to close a door … English dialects glossary
born in a barn — adjective a) Lacking a sense of etiquette; ill mannered. His aunt said angrily: Fritz, were you born in a barn? Dont you have any manners? b) Of humble birth, especially when referring to Jesus Christ. Phone at a symphony concert? Id ask if these … Wiktionary
barn */*/ — UK [bɑː(r)n] / US [bɑrn] noun [countable] Word forms barn : singular barn plural barns a large building on a farm where animals, crops, or machines are kept • were you born in a barn? spoken a humorous way of telling someone to shut the door… … English dictionary
barn — [ barn ] noun count ** a large building on a farm where animals, crops, or machines are kept were you born/raised in a barn? SPOKEN a humorous way of telling someone to shut the door after they come into a room or building => DOOR … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
born in... — an impolite way of indicating that someone is subject to an imperfection associated with the supposed natal place. Thus born in a barn may greet the failure to close a door: Henno called him back to ask him to close the door; he asked him… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Born in the U.S.A. (song) — Infobox Single Name = Born in the U.S.A. Artist = Bruce Springsteen from Album = Born in the U.S.A. B side = Shut Out the Light Released = October 30, 1984 Format = 7 single, 12 single Recorded = May 1982 at the Power Station in New York Genre =… … Wikipedia
Red Barn Murder — For other uses, see Red Barn (disambiguation). Murder in the Red Barn redirects here. For the 1935 film, see Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn. Maria Marten redirects here. For films and plays of the same name Maria Marten… … Wikipedia
