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knew inside and out

knew inside and out is the simple past of know inside and out.

Meaning of know inside and out

Verb

know inside and out (third-person singular simple present knows inside and out, present participle knowing inside and out, simple past knew inside and out, past participle known inside and out)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To know (something or someone) very thoroughly.
    • He's still new to their system, but he knows databases inside and out and will understand the rest soon.

Questions about knew inside and out

What is knew inside and out the simple past of?
Knew inside and out is the simple past of know inside and out.

Words near knew inside and out in the dictionary

  1. knew full well
  2. knew how many beans make five
  3. knew how to pick 'em
  4. knew how to walk before one could run
  5. knew if one was Arthur or Martha
  6. knew inside and out
  7. knew like the back of one's hand
  8. knew no bounds
  9. knew of
  10. knew on what side one's bread is buttered
  11. knew on what side one's bread was buttered

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