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known from a bar of soap

known from a bar of soap is the past participle 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 known from a bar of soap

What is known from a bar of soap the past participle of?
Known from a bar of soap is the past participle of know from a bar of soap.

Words near known from a bar of soap in the dictionary

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

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