know someone from Adam

know someone from Adam
To know or recognise someone at all.

Who is she, anyway? Interfering . . . pestering . . . you must know. I dont know her from Adam, the Boy said.


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  • know someone from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know someone from Adam — (informal) Not to know someone, or who someone is • • • Main Entry: ↑Adam * * * not know someone from Adam informal phrase to not know who someone is Thesaurus: to not know something or someonesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • not know someone from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know someone from Adam — informal to not know who someone is …   English dictionary

  • not know someone from Adam — idi to be completely unacquainted or unfamiliar with someone …   From formal English to slang

  • not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not\ to\ know\ one\ from\ Adam — v. phr. To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam …   Словарь американских идиом

  • not know someone from Adam — not recognize at all, unable to distinguish between people …   English contemporary dictionary

  • know from Adam — (not) know (someone) from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them. Why should I lend him money? I don t know him from Adam …   New idioms dictionary

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