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knowing where the bodies are buried

knowing where the bodies are buried is the present participle and gerund of know where the bodies are buried.

Meaning of know where the bodies are buried

Verb

know where the bodies are buried (third-person singular simple present knows where the bodies are buried, present participle knowing where the bodies are buried, simple past knew where the bodies were buried, past participle known where the bodies were buried)

  1. (idiomatic) To possess confidential and incriminating information about a person's or organization's misdeeds or other secrets.
    • Senator John Stennis […] has been active and effective for so long as a member of the Armed Services Committee that he knows as well as any man can where the bodies are buried in the Pentagon and the boondoggles are buried in the defense budget.1971 September 19, Tom Wicker, “In the Nation”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 Aug 2018

Questions about knowing where the bodies are buried

What is knowing where the bodies are buried the present participle and gerund of?
Knowing where the bodies are buried is the present participle and gerund of know where the bodies are buried.

Words near knowing where the bodies are buried in the dictionary

  1. knowing what side of the bread is buttered
  2. knowing what side one's bread is buttered on
  3. knowing what's o'clock
  4. knowing when to fold 'em
  5. knowing where one stands
  6. knowing where the bodies are buried
  7. knowing whether one is Arthur or Martha
  8. knowing which end is up
  9. knowing which side one's bread is buttered on
  10. knowinger
  11. knowingest

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