Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a given subject or task.

    Joe really knows his onions when it comes to cooking.

Origin

Origin unknown.

Origin unknown.

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Forms

knows one's onions, knowing one's onions, knew one's onions, known one's onions
Base formknow one's onions · to know one's onions
3rd person singularknows one's onions
Present participleknowing one's onions
Past simpleknew one's onions
Past participleknown one's onions

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknow one's onions
he, she, itknows one's onions

Past simpleLesson

all personsknew one's onions

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave known one's onions
he, she, ithas known one's onions

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill know one's onions

Synonyms

1 synonyms
know one's stuff

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knottyknowA1knowingknowinglyB2

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