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knew one's ass from one's elbow

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

Meaning of know one's ass from one's elbow

Verb

know one's ass from one's elbow (third-person singular simple present knows one's ass from one's elbow, present participle knowing one's ass from one's elbow, simple past knew one's ass from one's elbow, past participle known one's ass from one's elbow)

  1. Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.

Questions about knew one's ass from one's elbow

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

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

  1. knew of
  2. knew on what side one's bread is buttered
  3. knew on what side one's bread was buttered
  4. knew one's arse from one's elbow
  5. knew one's ass from a hole in the ground
  6. knew one's ass from one's elbow
  7. knew one's head from a hole in the ground
  8. knew one's head from one's ass
  9. knew one's onions
  10. knew one's own head
  11. knew one's own mind

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