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knows like the back of one's hand

knows like the back of one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know like the back of one's hand.

Meaning of know like the back of one's hand

Verb

know like the back of one's hand (third-person singular simple present knows like the back of one's hand, present participle knowing like the back of one's hand, simple past knew like the back of one's hand, past participle known like the back of one's hand)

  1. (transitive, simile) To be intimately knowledgeable about something.
    • He knows the software like the back of his hand, and can often solve problems over the phone, without looking.

Questions about knows like the back of one's hand

What is knows like the back of one's hand the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows like the back of one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know like the back of one's hand.

Words near knows like the back of one's hand in the dictionary

  1. knows how many beans make five
  2. knows how to pick 'em
  3. knows how to walk before one can run
  4. knows if one is Arthur or Martha
  5. knows inside and out
  6. knows like the back of one's hand
  7. knows no bounds
  8. knows of
  9. knows on what side one's bread is buttered
  10. knows one's arse from one's elbow
  11. knows one's ass from a hole in the ground

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