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known how many beans make five

known how many beans make five is the past participle of know how many beans make five.

Meaning of know how many beans make five

Verb

know how many beans make five (third-person singular simple present knows how many beans make five, present participle knowing how many beans make five, simple past knew how many beans make five, past participle known how many beans make five)

  1. (idiomatic) To be knowledgeable about how the world works; to have common sense and judgement.
    • They got the best prices, and he could assure the House that they knew how many beans made five, and how many shillings were in a pound, just as well as the Europeans.1894, New Zealand Parliament, Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives

Questions about known how many beans make five

What is known how many beans make five the past participle of?
Known how many beans make five is the past participle of know how many beans make five.

Words near known how many beans make five in the dictionary

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

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