not\ to\ know\ the\ first\ thing\ about
- not\ to\ know\ the\ first\ thing\ about
v. phr.
To be totally ignorant about a certain issue.
Al assured us that he didn't know the first thing about Mary's whereabouts.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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