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known what was what

known what was what is the past participle of know what is what.

Meaning of know what is what

Verb

know what is what (third-person singular simple present knows what is what, present participle knowing what is what, simple past knew what was what, past participle known what was what)

  1. (idiomatic) To understand the current situation; to know what is going on.
    • He seems to have no trouble understanding stuff that, to me, sounds like hot garbage. He really does know what's what.

Questions about known what was what

What is known what was what the past participle of?
Known what was what is the past participle of know what is what.

Words near known what was what in the dictionary

  1. known what side of one's bread was buttered
  2. known what side of the bread is buttered
  3. known what side of the bread was buttered
  4. known what side one's bread is buttered on
  5. known what side one's bread was buttered on
  6. known what was what
  7. known what's o'clock
  8. known when to fold 'em
  9. known where one stood
  10. known where the bodies were buried
  11. known whether one was Arthur or Martha

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