to say (also know) neither buff nor stye (Scottish): i.e. neither one thing nor another, nothing at all.
| 单词 | θ126072 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > be ignorant [phrase] > know nothing (6) to say (also know) neither buff nor stye?a1750 to say (also know) neither buff nor stye (Scottish): i.e. neither one thing nor another, nothing at all. to know little (or nothing) and care less1783 to know little (or nothing) and care less: to be unconcerned (about); to be ignorant (of) and willing to remain so. Cf. sense 10b. not to know beans1833 Literary and proverbial uses:— Slang phrases: not to know beans (U.S.): not to know something, to be not well informed; not to care beans (U.S.), not… not to have the remotest1864 Slight, faint. In later use frequently (colloquial) in not to have the remotest: not to have the slightest idea, chance, etc. (not) to know from nothing1933 intransitive. U.S. colloquial = to know of —— 2 at phrasal verbs. Chiefly in negative contexts, esp. in (not) to know from nothing: to be totally… not to know shit from Shinolaa1948 colloquial. not to know shit from Shinola and variants: to be stupid or ignorant. not to know (something) from Shinola: to be ignorant of (something). |
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