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knew one's stuff

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

Meaning of know one's stuff

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To be knowledgeable about and competent at a particular subject or task.
    • Joe really knows his stuff when it comes to baseball.

Questions about knew one's stuff

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

Words near knew one's stuff in the dictionary

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

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