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know from — phrasal : to have knowledge of didn t know from sibling rivalry Penny Marshall * * * ˈknow from [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they know from he/she/it knows from present participle … Useful english dictionary
know from — phrasal to have knowledge of < didn t know from sibling rivalry Penny Marshall > … New Collegiate Dictionary
know from something — in. to know about something. (See also not know from nothing.) □ Do you know from timers, I mean how timers work? □ I don’t know from babies! Don’t ask me about feeding them! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
know from a bar of soap — verb To know well. After she won the lottery, Marge had long lost relatives who she didnt know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money … Wiktionary
know from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam … New idioms dictionary
not know from nothing — phrasal slang : to know nothing about something : be completely ignorant don t know from nothing Erskine Caldwell * * * informal be totally ignorant, either generally or concerning something in particular she shakes her head while you talk, as if … Useful english dictionary
not know from nothing — in. to be stupid, innocent, and naive. (Usually with don’t, as in the examples. Always in the negative.) □ Tom don’t know from nothing. He is really dense. □ Don’t pay any attention to her. She don’t know from nothing … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
know — [nō] vt. knew, known, knowing [ME knowen < OE cnawan, akin to OHG cnāhan < IE base * ĝen , *ĝnō , to know, apprehend > CAN1, KEN, L gnoscere, to know, Gr gignōskein] 1. to have a clear perception or understanding of; be sure of or well… … English World dictionary
not know from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam … New idioms dictionary
from whence — from whence, from hence 1. Although widely disapproved of on the grounds that from is redundant, from whence has a long and distinguished history of use in questions • (From whence these Murmurs, and this change of mind Dryden, 1697) and in… … Modern English usage
