know what are doing

know what are doing
know what (you) are doing to have the necessary knowledge or experience to do something.

Mountain climbing is a dangerous sport, so I hope he knows what he's doing.


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  • know what you are doing — know what (you) are doing to have the necessary knowledge or experience to do something. Mountain climbing is a dangerous sport, so I hope he knows what he s doing …   New idioms dictionary

  • left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing —    If the left hand doesn t know what the right hand is doing, then communication within a company, organisation, group, etc, is so bad that people don t know what the others are doing.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To say that the left …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing — If the left hand doesn t know what the right hand is doing, then communication within a company, organisation, group, etc, is so bad that people don t know what the others are doing …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing —   If the left hand doesn t know what the right hand is doing, then communication within a company, organisation, group, etc, is so bad that people don t know what the others are doing …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • know — 1 verb past tense knew, past participle known INFORMATION 1 (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have information about something: Who knows the answer? | Do you happen to know the time? | When are they arriving? Maybe Mrs. Mott knows …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • know — [[t]no͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ knows, knowing, knew, known 1) VERB: no cont If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind. [V n] I don t know the name of the place... [V …   English dictionary

  • what — [[t](h)wɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t](h)wɒt[/t]] for meanings 2, 4, 5 and 18.) 1) QUEST You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. What do you want?... What did she tell you,… …   English dictionary

  • what — 1 predeterminer, determiner, pronoun 1 used when asking questions about a thing or person, or a kind of thing or person that you do not know anything about: What are you doing? | What colour is the new carpet? | “What do you do?” “I m a teacher.” …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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