单词 | to know one's know |
释义 | > as lemmasto know one's (own) know a. to know one's (own) know: to be confident or secure in one's own understanding or knowledge of things; to know one's own business. In later use Irish English. ΚΠ 1764 P. Gibbes Hist. Lady Louisa Stroud II. 176 He makes no other Answer than, that he knows his own know. 1793 M. Pilkington Rosina II. xxiv. 279 Aye,..he know'd his own know for that, I warrant him. 1842 Godey's Lady's Bk. Feb. 63/1 Ye've supped sorrow sure enough a-lannan; but I know my own know, a cushla. 1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver x. 124 Still, she knew her own know, and reckoned up other folk very sharply. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 8 Dec. 2/1 I know me own knows! 1925 S. O'Casey Shadow of Gunman 35 He knew his own know, an' would keep it to himself. 1977 T. Murphy Famine in Plays: 1 (1992) 41 We all know our know then? < as lemmas |
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