“know someone”

The following 5 entries include the term know someone.

know (someone) by name

idiom

: to know a person well enough to know the person's name

know (someone) of old

idiom

: to have known (someone) for a long time

know someone when

idiom

: to know someone before he or she was famous or successful

not know someone from Adam

idiom

: to have never met with someone : to not know someone at all

to know someone is to love him/her

idiom

used to say that the people who know someone feel great affection for him or her


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