know one's ass from a hole in the ground
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English
51
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
3
Syllables
17
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To have an adequate level of knowledge or skill; to understand what one is doing or talking about.
Example Sentences
- ""Why are you so sure and they aren't?" the landsman said. . . . "Because Mr. Ricimer knows his ass from a hole in the ground, sir.""
- "Foxx gave a comic's pause. "Just goes to show you, don't it? Some folks don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.""
- "In the unofficial ad, the facilitator says about the man whose wife will be replaced, “This guy wouldn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground.”"
Inflected Forms
knows one's ass from a hole in the ground (present, singular)
knowing one's ass from a hole in the ground (participle, present)
knew one's ass from a hole in the ground (past)
known one's ass from a hole in the ground (participle, past)
know the difference between one's ass and a hole in the ground (alternative)