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  • 61know your own mind — phrase to be certain about what you like and what you want Michael is a man who knows his own mind and I was expecting him to be critical. Thesaurus: to be certainsynonym Main entry: know * * * know your own mind see ↑know …

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  • 62Know-Noth|ing — «NOH NUHTH ih», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who knows nothing; a very ignorant person; ignoramus. 2. = agnostic. (Cf. ↑agnostic) –adj. 1. = ignorant. (Cf. ↑ignorant) 2. = agnostic. (Cf. ↑agnostic) …

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  • 63know-noth|ing — «NOH NUHTH ih», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who knows nothing; a very ignorant person; ignoramus. 2. = agnostic. (Cf. ↑agnostic) –adj. 1. = ignorant. (Cf. ↑ignorant) 2. = agnostic. (Cf. ↑agnostic) …

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  • 64know which side your bread is buttered on — informal : to know how to act or how to treat others in order to get what you want He pretends to be impartial, but believe me, he knows which side his bread is buttered on. • • • Main Entry: ↑bread know which side your bread is buttered on see… …

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  • 65know the drill — informal : to know how something is done : to be familiar with a regular process, procedure, etc. You don t have to tell us what to do. We all know the drill by now. • • • Main Entry: ↑drill know the drill see ↑drill, 1 • • • …

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  • 66know what hit you — see ↑know, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hit know what hit you used in negative statements to say that something you did not expect surprised you very much I didn t know what hit me–suddenly I just felt so dizzy. The company came out with an entirely new… …

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  • 67know different/otherwise — to know that something that people think or say is true is not really true She says she has no money but I know otherwise. [=I know that she does have money] • • • Main Entry: ↑know …

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  • 68know something or someone for what it/he/she is — know (something or someone) for what it/he/she is : to understand what something or someone truly is Now I know them for what they are–liars. before scientists knew the disease for what it is–a virus the friends who know me for what I am [=who… …

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  • 69know for what it/he/she is — know (something or someone) for what it/he/she is : to understand what something or someone truly is Now I know them for what they are–liars. before scientists knew the disease for what it is–a virus the friends who know me for what I am [=who… …

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  • 70know your way around — ◇ If you know your way around a place or thing, you are very familiar with it or are good at using or operating it. He knows his way around Boston. She really knows her way around a sailboat. [=she knows how to sail; she is a very good sailor]… …

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