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knew one's shit

knew one's shit is the simple past of know one's shit.

Meaning of know one's shit

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Synonym of know one's stuff, to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.
    • Joe really knows his shit when it comes to plumbing.
    Synonyms:
    know one's stuff, to be knowledgeable about a subject or task

Questions about knew one's shit

What is knew one's shit the simple past of?
Knew one's shit is the simple past of know one's shit.

Words near knew one's shit in the dictionary

  1. knew one's head from one's ass
  2. knew one's onions
  3. knew one's own head
  4. knew one's own mind
  5. knew one's place
  6. knew one's shit
  7. knew one's stuff
  8. knew one's way around
  9. knew shit from Shinola
  10. knew someone
  11. knew someone from a can of paint

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