know someone from Adam's off ox en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of know someone from Adam.
You never saw the woman. You wouldn't know her from Adam's off ox.
1911, Theodore Dreiser, chapter XXXIX, in Jennie Gerhardt:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knowing someone from Adam's off ox | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| known someone from Adam's off ox | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knows someone from Adam's off ox | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| knew someone from Adam's off ox | Tense=Past | lexicographic |