know someone from Adam

verb

To know or recognize someone at all.

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know from a bar of soapknow someone from Adam's off oxknow someone from Eveknow someone from a can of paintknow someone from a hole in the groundknow someone from a hole in the wallknow someone from the man in the moon
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Meanings

verbknow someone from Adam (third-person singular simple present knows someone from Adam, present participle knowing someone from Adam, simple past knew someone from Adam, past participle known someone from Adam)

present singular third person knows someone from Adam · participle present knowing someone from Adam · past knew someone from Adam · participle past known someone from Adam

  1. idiomaticTo know or recognize someone at all.

    "Well," he said, "do you know me from Adam?"

    1963, Audrey Lillian Barker, The joy-ride and after
    1 more example

    'Who is she, anyway? Interfering . . . pestering . . . you must know.' 'I don't know her from Adam,' the Boy said.

    1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock

    Synonyms: know from a bar of soap, know someone from Adam's off ox, know someone from Eve, know someone from a can of paint, know someone from a hole in the ground, know someone from a hole in the wall, know someone from the man in the moon

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo know or recognize someone at all.

Similar
know from a bar of soapknow someone from Adam's off oxknow someone from Eveknow someone from a can of paintknow someone from a hole in the groundknow someone from a hole in the wallknow someone from the man in the moon
Also see
know someone from a can of paintknow someone from adam's off oxknow someone from a hole in the groundknow someone from a hole in the wallknow someone from the man in the moon

Translations

Dutch van haar noch pluim kennen
  • van haar noch pluim kennenTranslations
Finnish tunnistaa, tuntea (with lainkaan, ollenkaan)
  • tunnistaaTranslations
  • tuntea (with lainkaan, ollenkaan)Translations
French ne connaître ni d'Ève ni d'Adam
  • ne connaître ni d'Ève ni d'AdamTranslations
Polish znać
  • znaćTranslations
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