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know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow

know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow verb: synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.

Verb

know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow (third-person singular simple present knows the difference between one's ass and one's elbow, present participle knowing the difference between one's ass and one's elbow, simple past knew the difference between one's ass and one's elbow, past participle known the difference between one's ass and one's elbow)

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

Synonyms of know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow

Forms of know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow

third-person singular presentknows the difference between one's ass and one's elbow
present participleknowing the difference between one's ass and one's elbow
pastknew the difference between one's ass and one's elbow
past participleknown the difference between one's ass and one's elbow

Questions about know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow

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

Words near know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. know someone from the man in the moon
  2. know someone from the man on the moon
  3. know someone in the biblical sense
  4. know someone when
  5. know the difference between one's ass and a hole in the ground
  6. know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow
  7. know the drill
  8. know the ropes
  9. know the score
  10. know the shit
  11. know thyself

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