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know someone from a can of paint

know someone from a can of paint verb: synonym of know someone from Adam.

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.

Synonyms of know someone from a can of paint

Forms of know someone from a can of paint

third-person singular presentknows someone from a can of paint
present participleknowing someone from a can of paint
pastknew someone from a can of paint
past participleknown someone from a can of paint

Questions about know someone from a can of paint

What does know someone from a can of paint mean?
Know someone from a can of paint means synonym of know someone from Adam.
What part of speech is know someone from a can of paint?
Know someone from a can of paint is a verb.
What is the past tense of know someone from a can of paint?
The past tense of know someone from a can of paint is knew someone from a can of paint.

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

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

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