know someone from a hole in the ground
know someone from a hole in the ground · knows someone from a hole in the ground · knew someone from a hole in the ground · known someone from a hole in the ground · knowing someone from a hole in the ground
Synonym of know someone from AdamSynonym of know someone from Adam.
» We now know what the ground rules are.
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1 sensesSynonym of know someone from Adam.
Examples
6 sentencesWe now know what the ground rules are.
Tom doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
They wanted to know on what grounds he wished to quit.
The Galapagos Islands are a well-known breeding ground for marine iguanas.
In the fight to abolish slavery Lincoln knew that he occupied the moral high ground.
Forms
knows someone from a hole in the ground, knowing someone from a hole in the ground, knew someone from a hole in the ground, known someone from a hole in the ground| Base form | know someone from a hole in the ground · to know someone from a hole in the ground |
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| 3rd person singular | knows someone from a hole in the ground |
| Present participle | knowing someone from a hole in the ground |
| Past simple | knew someone from a hole in the ground |
| Past participle | known someone from a hole in the ground |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | know someone from a hole in the ground |
| he, she, it | knows someone from a hole in the ground |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | knew someone from a hole in the ground |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have known someone from a hole in the ground |
| he, she, it | has known someone from a hole in the ground |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will know someone from a hole in the ground |
Synonyms
1 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.