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knows from a bar of soap

knows from a bar of soap is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knows from a bar of soap

What is knows from a bar of soap the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows from a bar of soap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know from a bar of soap.

Words near knows from a bar of soap in the dictionary

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

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