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Idioms and Expressions“Know”

be in the know 

Definition: have inside knowledge about a situation

Talk to Tim. He's in the know.

 Are you in the know about the current crisis?  

know better 

Definition: have knowledge about how one should behave

You know better than to do that!I wish he had acted differently. He certainly knew better! 

know-how 

Definition: understanding of how a task should be done

I'd call technical support and ask someone with the know-how.Do you have the know-how to upgrade our servers?  

know the tricks of the trade 

Definition: possess the skills and knowledge to be successful in a particular task

Let's ask Tom. He knows all the tricks of the trade.I think we need to bring in a specialist who knows the tricks of the trade. 

know one's ABCs 

Definition: to understand and be capable of doing the basics

I don't think he should do this. He doesn't even know his ABCs.Do you know the ABCs of programming?  

know someone or something like a book 

Definition: completely understand someone or something

She knows Jerry like a book.I think Peter knows the Johnson account like a book. Ask him. 

know someone by sight 

Definition: be able to recognize someone

I know Peter by sight. I'll got to the airport.Do you know Mary by sight?  

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know something from memory 

Definition: have something memorized

She knows the piece from memory.Can you sing "New York, New York" from memory?  

know something inside out 

Definition: have completely knowledge of something

Susan is the expert. She's knows this stuff inside out.Let me do it. I know this inside out. 

know the ropes 

Definition: know how to do something

We need to bring somebody in who knows the ropes.I've never used Linux so I really don't know the ropes of installation. 

know the score 

Definition: understand the facts about a situation

I know the score. Don't try to fool me.

Please stop making excuses. I know the score and I know you are to blame. 

be in the know 

know better 

know-how 

know the tricks of the trade 

know one's ABCs 

know someone or something like a book 

know someone by sight 

know something from memory 

know something inside out 

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know the ropes 

know the score 

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Idiom and Expressions Quiz

Q: Are you ___ the know about the current crisis?

at

to

in

Q: You know better _____ to do that!

than

then

what

Q: Do you have the know-_____to upgrade our servers?

what

where

how

Q: I think we need to bring in a specialist who knows the _____ of the trade.

rules

tricks

 jumps

Q: Do you know the _____ of programming?

XYZs

123s

ABCs

Q: She knows Jerry like a _____.

bookstory

poem

Q: Do you know Mary _______?

on sight

by sight

by view

Q: She knows the piece _________.

from memory

to memory

from mind

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Q: She's knows this stuff ________.

outside in

inside out

in and out