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know what is what

know what is what verb: to understand the current situation; to know what is going on.

Verb

know what is what (third-person singular simple present knows what is what, present participle knowing what is what, simple past knew what was what, past participle known what was what)

  1. (idiomatic) To understand the current situation; to know what is going on.
    • He seems to have no trouble understanding stuff that, to me, sounds like hot garbage. He really does know what's what.
    • She said she was going to house to study French, but I wasn't born yesterday. I know what's what.

know what is what meaning in Bengali

know what is what in Bengali

বর্তমান পরিস্থিতি বোঝা, কী ঘটছে তা জানা

Synonyms of know what is what

Forms of know what is what

third-person singular presentknows what is what
present participleknowing what is what
pastknew what was what
past participleknown what was what
alternative formknow what's what

Questions about know what is what

What does know what is what mean?
Know what is what means to understand the current situation; to know what is going on.
What is know what is what in Bengali?
Know what is what in Bengali is বর্তমান পরিস্থিতি বোঝা, কী ঘটছে তা জানা. See Know what is what meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is know what is what?
Know what is what is a verb.
What is the past tense of know what is what?
The past tense of know what is what is knew what was what.

Words near know what is what in the dictionary

  1. know the score
  2. know the shit
  3. know thyself
  4. know what
  5. know what I'm saying
  6. know what is what
  7. know what o'clock it is
  8. know what one is about
  9. know what one is doing
  10. know what side of one's bread is buttered
  11. know what side of the bread is buttered

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