Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Vocab. development(Knowing and Not knowing)

Knowing
 1.I thought  you said you knew this place like the back of your hand.
    "know something like the back of your hand to be very familiar with something"
 2.I know this town inside out.
    "know something inside out to know everything about something"
 3. I didn't know to keep track of the turns. I am a little mixed up.
    "keep track(of someone or something)to know about any changes or developments"
 4.You have the foggiest idea where we are now.
    "not have the faintest idea/ not have the foggiest idea not to have any information about something"
 5.I am wise to you.
    "(be)wise to someone or something/get wise to someone or something to know about and not be fooled by someone or something"
 6.I can feel it in my bones.
    "feel something in your bones to know that something is true, although it can't be proven"
 7.We finally arrived. well...You do know your stuff.
   "know your stuff to know a lot about a subject"

Not Knowing
 1.You are out of your depth or you are lost the way, aren't you?
   "(be)out of your depth not to know very much, or enough, about a subject"
 2.I know you don't have a clue.
   "not have a clue/without a clue not to have any information about something"
 3.How you got a job as a taxi driver is anybody's guess.
   "(it)beats me/what beats me is, or it's anybody's/anyone's guess said when someone doesn't know or understand something"

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