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knew someone from a can of paint

knew someone from a can of paint is the simple past of know someone from a can of paint.

Meaning of know someone from a can of paint

Verb

know someone from a can of paint (third-person singular simple present knows someone from a can of paint, present participle knowing someone from a can of paint, simple past knew someone from a can of paint, past participle known someone from a can of paint)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of know someone from Adam.

Questions about knew someone from a can of paint

What is knew someone from a can of paint the simple past of?
Knew someone from a can of paint is the simple past of know someone from a can of paint.

Words near knew someone from a can of paint in the dictionary

  1. knew one's shit
  2. knew one's stuff
  3. knew one's way around
  4. knew shit from Shinola
  5. knew someone
  6. knew someone from a can of paint
  7. knew someone from a hole in the ground
  8. knew someone from a hole in the wall
  9. knew someone from Adam
  10. knew someone from Adam's off ox
  11. knew someone from the man in the moon

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