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knows one's ass from one's elbow

knows one's ass from one's elbow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know one's ass from one's elbow.

Meaning of know one's ass from one's elbow

Verb

know one's ass from one's elbow (third-person singular simple present knows one's ass from one's elbow, present participle knowing one's ass from one's elbow, simple past knew one's ass from one's elbow, past participle known one's ass from one's elbow)

  1. Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.

Questions about knows one's ass from one's elbow

What is knows one's ass from one's elbow the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows one's ass from one's elbow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know one's ass from one's elbow.

Words near knows one's ass from one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. knows no bounds
  2. knows of
  3. knows on what side one's bread is buttered
  4. knows one's arse from one's elbow
  5. knows one's ass from a hole in the ground
  6. knows one's ass from one's elbow
  7. knows one's head from a hole in the ground
  8. knows one's head from one's ass
  9. knows one's onions
  10. knows one's own head
  11. knows one's own mind

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