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know one's head from a hole in the ground

know one's head from a hole in the ground verb: synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.

Verb

know one's head from a hole in the ground (third-person singular simple present knows one's head from a hole in the ground, present participle knowing one's head from a hole in the ground, simple past knew one's head from a hole in the ground, past participle known one's head from a hole in the ground)

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

Synonyms of know one's head from a hole in the ground

Forms of know one's head from a hole in the ground

third-person singular presentknows one's head from a hole in the ground
present participleknowing one's head from a hole in the ground
pastknew one's head from a hole in the ground
past participleknown one's head from a hole in the ground

Questions about know one's head from a hole in the ground

What does know one's head from a hole in the ground mean?
Know one's head from a hole in the ground means synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.
What part of speech is know one's head from a hole in the ground?
Know one's head from a hole in the ground is a verb.
What is the past tense of know one's head from a hole in the ground?
The past tense of know one's head from a hole in the ground is knew one's head from a hole in the ground.

Words near know one's head from a hole in the ground in the dictionary

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

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