born in a barn

English

Adjective

born in a barn (not comparable)

(idiomatic) In phrases such as were you born in a barn?: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed for inappropriately, and usually neglectingly, leaving an exterior door or window open, considered ill-mannered.
- 2006 Oct. 20, Heather Murphy, "The More the Merrier?," Washington Post (retrieved 15 Sep 2008):
  Neither bothered to lock or shut the house's front or back doors. "It was like they had been born in a barn," she says.
(idiomatic) In phrases such as were you born in a barn?: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed as lacking a sense of etiquette or being ill-mannered.
- 1971, Joyce Carol Oates, Wonderland: A Novel, Vanguard Press, p. 76:
  His aunt said angrily: "Fritz, were you born in a barn? Don't you have any manners?"
- 2002 June 19, Ruth Ann Baker, "Even wolves behave in the pack," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. N4 (retrieved 15 Sep 2008):
  Phone at a symphony concert? I'd ask if these people were born in a barn, but that would disrespect the animals.

Usage notes

Usually used in a rhetorical question directed toward a person who leaves a door open, or who displays rudeness or ignorance: Were you born in a barn?

Synonyms

(lacking etiquette): raised by wolves, raised in a barn

单词	born in a barn
释义	born in a barn English Adjective born in a barn (not comparable) (idiomatic) In phrases such as were you born in a barn?: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed for inappropriately, and usually neglectingly, leaving an exterior door or window open, considered ill-mannered. 2006 Oct. 20, Heather Murphy, "The More the Merrier?," Washington Post (retrieved 15 Sep 2008): Neither bothered to lock or shut the house's front or back doors. "It was like they had been born in a barn," she says. (idiomatic) In phrases such as were you born in a barn?: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed as lacking a sense of etiquette or being ill-mannered. 1971, Joyce Carol Oates, Wonderland: A Novel, Vanguard Press, p. 76: His aunt said angrily: "Fritz, were you born in a barn? Don't you have any manners?" 2002 June 19, Ruth Ann Baker, "Even wolves behave in the pack," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. N4 (retrieved 15 Sep 2008): Phone at a symphony concert? I'd ask if these people were born in a barn, but that would disrespect the animals. Usage notes Usually used in a rhetorical question directed toward a person who leaves a door open, or who displays rudeness or ignorance: Were you born in a barn? Synonyms (lacking etiquette): raised by wolves, raised in a barn
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