Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know one's ass from one's elbow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

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

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

know one's ass from a hole in the ground

Questions

What does know one's ass from one's elbow mean?: Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.

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