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knowing from a bar of soap

knowing from a bar of soap is the present participle and gerund of know from a bar of soap.

Meaning of know from a bar of soap

Verb

know from a bar of soap (third-person singular simple present knows from a bar of soap, present participle knowing from a bar of soap, simple past knew from a bar of soap, past participle known from a bar of soap)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
    • After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money.

Questions about knowing from a bar of soap

What is knowing from a bar of soap the present participle and gerund of?
Knowing from a bar of soap is the present participle and gerund of know from a bar of soap.

Words near knowing from a bar of soap in the dictionary

  1. knowing ball
  2. knowing beans about
  3. knowing better
  4. knowing every trick in the book
  5. knowing fine well
  6. knowing from a bar of soap
  7. knowing full well
  8. knowing how many beans make five
  9. knowing how to pick 'em
  10. knowing how to walk before one can run
  11. knowing if one is Arthur or Martha

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