“not know”

The following 9 entries include the term not know.

not know beans about

idiom

: to not know anything about (something)

not know one's arse from one's elbow

idiom

: to know nothing : to be stupid

not know one's ass from one's elbow

idiom

: to know nothing : to be stupid

not know one's own strength

idiom

: to not realize how strong one really is

not know someone from Adam

idiom

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

not know the first thing about

idiom

: to have little or no knowledge about (something or someone)

not know what the world is coming to

idiom

used to say that one is shocked or disgusted by something that has happened

not know where someone gets off

idiom

used to say that one is angry because someone has done something that is not right or has no right to do

not know whether to laugh or cry

idiom

: to be both annoyed or disappointed and amused or relieved at the same time


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