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know from a bar of soap

know from a bar of soap verb: to know; to be acquainted with (a person).

Verb

know from a bar of soap (third-person singular simple present knows from a bar of soap, present participle knowing from a bar of soap, simple past knew from a bar of soap, past participle known from a bar of soap)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
    • After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money.

Forms of know from a bar of soap

third-person singular presentknows from a bar of soap
present participleknowing from a bar of soap
pastknew from a bar of soap
past participleknown from a bar of soap

Questions about know from a bar of soap

What does know from a bar of soap mean?
Know from a bar of soap means to know; to be acquainted with (a person).
What part of speech is know from a bar of soap?
Know from a bar of soap is a verb.
What is the past tense of know from a bar of soap?
The past tense of know from a bar of soap is knew from a bar of soap.

Words near know from a bar of soap in the dictionary

  1. know better
  2. know every trick in the book
  3. know everything
  4. know everythings
  5. know fine well
  6. know from a bar of soap
  7. know full well
  8. know how many beans make five
  9. know how to pick 'em
  10. know how to walk before one can run
  11. know if one is Arthur or Martha

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