Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know one's arse from one's elbow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: know one's arse from one's el-bow
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of know one's ass from one's elbow.

Inflected Forms

knows one's arse from one's elbow (present, singular) knowing one's arse from one's elbow (participle, present) knew one's arse from one's elbow (past) known one's arse from one's elbow (participle, past)

Questions

What does know one's arse from one's elbow mean?: Alternative form of know one's ass from one's elbow.

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