not know (one) is born
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To be unaware of or blind to one's own good fortune or ease of life. Kids these days don't know they're born, being able to do everything with a tap of their phones. Families in this country complain about their life, and then they sit down to watch TV in a warm house after a decent meal. I tell you, some people don't know they're born.
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not know you are born
If you say that someone doesn't know they are born, you mean that they do not realize how lucky they are. Unbelievably, he was texting all through their date. Some blokes don't know they're born.
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not know you are born
be unaware how easy your life is. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
not know you’re ˈborn
(British English, spoken) not realize how easy your life or situation is compared to other people’s: Young people today don’t know they’re born. Life was much harder when I was a child.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017