know one's way around

Verb

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

1. (ambitransitive) To know an area.
   • London black cab drivers are obliged to undergo a nearly 3-year-long examination known as the Knowledge to prove that they know their way around the city.
2. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.
   • Joe really knows his way around corn mazes.
   • "Mike's been in on a lot of big stuff, Lee," Pat cut in. "He knows his way around."1951, Mickey Spillane, One Lonely Night

   Synonyms:

   know one's stuff