there's one born every minute
idiom
variants
or there's a sucker born every minute
informal
—used to say that there are many people in the world who are foolish and can be easily deceived
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“There's one born every minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%27s%20one%20born%20every%20minute. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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