(one) is not as green as (one) is cabbage-looking

One is smarter or less naïve than one seems. A: "Hey, that dopey intern did a great job on this report." B: "Wow. I guess he's not as green as he is cabbage-looking." Good job not falling for that trick. You're not as green as you are cabbage-looking.

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get one over on (one)
get/put one over on somebody/something
as one door closes, another (one) opens
as one door closes, another one opens
as one door closes, another opens
drive (one) out of office
force (one) out of office
force out of office
give (one) (one's) head
give head

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(one) last fling
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(one) doesn't have a problem with that
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(one) doesn't miss a trick
(one) figures (that)
(one) has a bright future ahead (of one)
(one) has a point (there)
(one) has got to be pushing off
(one) has got to be shoving off
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(one) has got to shove off
(one) has made (one's) bed
(one) has made (one's) bed and (one) will have to lie in it
(one) has no problem with that
(one) has seen this movie (before)
(one) has to be pushing off
(one) has to be shoving off
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(one) has to push off
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(one) is not going to bite (someone)
(one) is not going to eat (someone)
(one) is not playing with a full deck
(one) is off (one's) rocker
(one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
(one) is old enough to know better
(one) is on the DL
(one) just doesn't get it
(one) last fling
(one) made (one's) (own) bed
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(one) should be so lucky
(one) smart apple
(one) still has (one's) communion money
(one) will be forgiven for (doing something)
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(one) will eat (someone or something) for breakfast
(one) will get (one's)
(one) will have (someone or something) for breakfast
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(one) woke up on the right side of the grass
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