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To be intimately knowledgeable about something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: simile
Examples
- He knows the software like the back of his hand, and can often solve problems over the phone, without looking.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
瞭如指掌 /了如指掌
(liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Dutch:
kennen als zijn broekzak
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Finnish:
tuntea kuin omat taskunsa
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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French:
connaître comme sa poche
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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German:
etwas kennen wie die eigene Westentasche
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
ismeri, mint a tenyerét
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Norwegian:
kjenne som sin egen bukselomme
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Polish:
znać jak własną kieszeń
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Polish:
znać od podszewki
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Portuguese:
conhecer como a palma da mão
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Serbo-Croatian:
познавати као свој длан
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Serbo-Croatian:
познавати као свој џеп
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Serbo-Croatian:
poznavati kao svoj dlan
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Serbo-Croatian:
poznavati kao svoj džep
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Spanish:
conocer algo como la palma de su mano
— be intimately knowledgeable about
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Swedish:
känna som sin egen ficka
— be intimately knowledgeable about
