English

Prepositional phrase

from Missouri

1. Skeptical, not easily convinced.
   • 1916, John Dewey, “Introduction”, Essays in Experimental Logic

     The appeal to experience was the cry of the man from Missouri—the demand to be shown.

   • 2007, John T. Barker, Missouri Lawyer, page 266

     When one predicted that the atom bomb would end the world, the other said, ‘I’m from Missouri—you’ll have to show me.’ His friend answered, ‘****, who isn’t from Missouri these days?’