know someone from Adam's off ox

verb

Synonym of know someone from Adam.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person knows someone from Adam's off ox · participle present knowing someone from Adam's off ox · past knew someone from Adam's off ox · participle past known someone from Adam's off ox

  1. Synonym of know someone from Adam.

    You never saw the woman. You wouldn't know her from Adam's off ox.

    1911, Theodore Dreiser, chapter XXXIX, in Jennie Gerhardt

    Synonyms: know someone from Adam

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of know someone from Adam.

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APA

know someone from Adam's off ox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/know%20someone%20from%20Adam's%20off%20ox

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “know someone from Adam's off ox,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/know%20someone%20from%20Adam's%20off%20ox.

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