An old expression from Yorkshire: I’m not as green as I am cabbage-looking, meaning, “I may look new to this, but I’m not.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Not as Green as Cabbage-Looking”
Have you ever heard this expression, Grant?
I’m not as green as I am cabbage looking.
No.
It’s like if you acted as if I were really inexperienced or naive or something, I would say to you, I’m not as green as I am cabbage looking. That is, maybe I look like a cabbage, but I’m not, you know, I didn’t fall off the turnip truck yesterday.
Right.
Gotcha.
Okay.
So you’re not green, even though you might seem green.
Yeah.
It’s an old expression that seems to come from Yorkshire. I’m not so green as I am cabbage looking.
Which is funny right off the bat.
Right.
