- know from Adam
- (not) know (someone) from Adam
to have never met someone and not know anything about them.
Why should I lend him money? I don't know him from Adam.
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know from Adam
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not know from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam … New idioms dictionary
not know from Adam — not know (someone) from Adam see ↑know, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑Adam … Useful english dictionary
Not to know from Adam — not to know (someone) at all … Dictionary of Australian slang
not to know from adam — Australian Slang not to know (someone) at all … English dialects glossary
know someone from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam … New idioms dictionary
know someone from Adam — verb To know or recognise someone at all. Who is she, anyway? Interfering . . . pestering . . . you must know. I dont know her from Adam, the Boy said … Wiktionary
know from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms know from : present tense I/you/we/they know from he/she/it knows from present participle knowing from past tense knew from past participle known from know someone/something from someone/something to recognize … English dictionary
not know someone from Adam — (informal) Not to know someone, or who someone is • • • Main Entry: ↑Adam * * * not know someone from Adam informal phrase to not know who someone is Thesaurus: to not know something or someonesynonym … Useful english dictionary
Adam — Adam1 [ad′əm] adj. [after Robert and James Adam, 18th c. Brit architects, its originators] relating to a style of English furniture and architecture characterized by straight lines and ornamental motifs of garlands, medallions, etc. Adam2 [ad′əm] … English World dictionary
not know someone from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam … New idioms dictionary
