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knowing someone from a can of paint

knowing someone from a can of paint is the present participle and gerund of know someone from a can of paint.

Meaning of know someone from a can of paint

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.

Questions about knowing someone from a can of paint

What is knowing someone from a can of paint the present participle and gerund of?
Knowing someone from a can of paint is the present participle and gerund of know someone from a can of paint.

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

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

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