know from a bar of soap en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knowing from a bar of soap | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knew from a bar of soap | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| knows from a bar of soap | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| known from a bar of soap | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |