I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don't know him from Adam.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Liar (It Takes One to Know One) — Single infobox Name = Liar (It Takes One to Know One) Artist = Taking Back Sunday from Album = Louder Now Released = 2006 Writer = Taking Back Sunday Recorded = 2005 Format = CD Single / 7 / Digital Download Genre = Alternative rock Length = UK … Wikipedia
Adam — masc. proper name, Biblical name of the first man, from Hebrew adam man, lit. (the one formed from the) ground (Heb. adamah ground ); Cf. L. homo man, humanus human, humus earth, ground, soil. To not know (someone) from Adam not know him at all… … Etymology dictionary
know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… … Dictionary of contemporary English
know — 1 verb past tense knew, past participle known INFORMATION 1 (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have information about something: Who knows the answer? | Do you happen to know the time? | When are they arriving? Maybe Mrs. Mott knows … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
know — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have in the mind; have learnt; be able to recall (knows a lot about cars; knows what to do). b (also absol.) be aware of (a fact) (he knows I am waiting; I… … Useful english dictionary
know — [c]/noʊ / (say noh) verb (knew, known, knowing) –verb (t) 1. to perceive or understand as fact or truth, or apprehend with clearness and certainty. 2. to have fixed in the mind or memory: to know a poem by heart. 3. to be cognisant or aware of;… …
Adam Lindsay Gordon — (19 October 1833 – 24 June 1870) was an Australian poet, jockey and politician.Early lifeGordon was born at Fayal in the Azores, son of Captain Adam Durnford Gordon, had married his first cousin, Harriet Gordon, and both were descended from Adam… … Wikipedia
ADAM — (אָדָם), the first man and progenitor of the human race. The Documentary Hypothesis distinguishes two conflicting stories about the making of man in Scripture (for a contrary view, see U. Cassuto, From Adam to Noah, pp. 71 ff.). In the first… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
