know like the back of one's hand
know like the back of one's hand · knows like the back of one's hand · knew like the back of one's hand · known like the back of one's hand · knowing like the back of one's hand
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etwas kennen wie die eigene Westentasche
To be intimately knowledgeable about somethingTo be intimately knowledgeable about something.
» I know you have your hands full.
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1 sensesTo be intimately knowledgeable about something.
He knows the software like the back of his hand, and can often solve problems over the phone, without looking.
etwas kennen wie die eigene Westentasche
Examples
54 sentencesI know you have your hands full.
I know that you have your hands full.
I know Boston like the back of my hand.
Just let me know if you need a hand.
deSag einfach Bescheid, wenn du Hilfe brauchst! — Waldelfe
Tom knows this area like the back of his hand.
ruТом знает эту местность как свои пять пальцев. — odexed
deTom kennt diese Gegend wie seine Westentasche. — raggione
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
be intimately knowledgeable about:
Forms
knows like the back of one's hand, knowing like the back of one's hand, knew like the back of one's hand, known like the back of one's hand| Base form | know like the back of one's hand · to know like the back of one's hand |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knows like the back of one's hand |
| Present participle | knowing like the back of one's hand |
| Past simple | knew like the back of one's hand |
| Past participle | known like the back of one's hand |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | know like the back of one's hand |
| he, she, it | knows like the back of one's hand |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | knew like the back of one's hand |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have known like the back of one's hand |
| he, she, it | has known like the back of one's hand |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will know like the back of one's hand |
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle