Dictionary

know one's stuff en · VERB

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive) To be knowledgeable about and competent at a particular subject or task.
   • The field of knowledge in which Hori claimed to be an authority was Palestinology. The contents of the missive show that Hori certainly knew his stuff. 2020, Emmet Sweeney, The Theban Empire, volume 3, page 176:
   • Joe really knows his stuff when it comes to baseball.

Forms

Antonyms

know one's ass from a hole in the ground

Synonyms

know one's way around · know the score · know one's onions · know one's shit · know the drill · know ball · know which end is up

Translations (18)

de Ahnung haben (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · pl znać się na czymś (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · sh biti pečen u svom zanatu (knowledgeable in a particular field) · da være velindsat (knowledgeable in a particular field) · it sapere il fatto proprio (knowledgeable in a particular field) · de auskennen (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · sh znati svoj zanat (knowledgeable in a particular field) · tr avucunun içi gibi bilmek (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · de sich gut auskennen (knowledgeable in a particular field) · fr toucher sa bille (knowledgeable in a particular field) · pl znać się na rzeczy (knowledgeable in a particular field) · mfa kena barae (knowledgeable in a particular field) · fi osata hommansa (knowledgeable in a particular field) · de gut Bescheid wissen (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · de gut Bescheid wissen (knowledgeable in a particular field) · da kende sin vej rundt (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · sh znati svoj posao (be generally experienced and knowledgeable) · da kunne sit kram (knowledgeable in a particular field)