Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know one's stuff

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: know one's stuff
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be knowledgeable about and competent at a particular subject or task.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Joe really knows his stuff when it comes to baseball."
"The field of knowledge in which Hori claimed to be an authority was Palestinology. The contents of the missive show that Hori certainly knew his stuff."

Usage

Inflected Forms

knows one's stuff (present, singular) knowing one's stuff (participle, present) knew one's stuff (past) known one's stuff (participle, past)

Synonyms

know ball know one's onions know one's shit know one's way around know the drill know the score know which end is up

Antonyms

know one's ass from a hole in the ground

Questions

What does know one's stuff mean?: To be knowledgeable about and competent at a particular subject or task.

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