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knew one's arse from one's elbow

knew one's arse from one's elbow is the simple past of know one's arse from one's elbow.

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What is knew one's arse from one's elbow the simple past of?
Knew one's arse from one's elbow is the simple past of know one's arse from one's elbow.

Words near knew one's arse from one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. knew like the back of one's hand
  2. knew no bounds
  3. knew of
  4. knew on what side one's bread is buttered
  5. knew on what side one's bread was buttered
  6. knew one's arse from one's elbow
  7. knew one's ass from a hole in the ground
  8. knew one's ass from one's elbow
  9. knew one's head from a hole in the ground
  10. knew one's head from one's ass
  11. knew one's onions

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