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knows how many beans make five

knows how many beans make five is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Knows how many beans make five is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know how many beans make five.

Words near knows how many beans make five in the dictionary

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

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