DON'T KNOW HIM FROM ADAM

Meaning of DON'T KNOW HIM FROM ADAM in English

do not know who he is, have never met him

The man says he knows me, but I don't know him from Adam.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DON'T KNOW HIM FROM ADAM — do not know who he is, have never met him The man says he knows me, but I don't know …
English Idioms vocab
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADAM — Adam was the first man and the first prophet of Allah.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
ADAM — Adam npr Adam; pomo de Adam Adams apple
Interlingua English vocab
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
ADAM — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Ādhām Date: before 12th century the first man …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
Английский словарь Британика
ADAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adam and Eve Adam's Peak Adam Robert Elsheimer Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Oehlenschläger Adam …
Английский словарь Британика
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAM — I. ˈadəm noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: after Adam, the first man of the Bible, who sinned in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAM — (n.) "Original sin;" human frailty.
Английский словарь Webster
ADAM — (n.) The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
Английский словарь Webster
ADAM — ( n. ) The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAM — ( n. ) Original sin; human frailty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAM — /ad"euhm/ for 1, 3, 5-8; /ann dahonn"/ for 2, 4 , n. 1. the name of the first man: husband …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAM — n. first man and the husband of Eve (Biblical); male first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADAM — I. ˈa-dəm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Ādhām Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
Webster English vocab
DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
Webster English vocab
ADAM — noun "original sin;" human frailty. 2. adam ·noun the name given in the bible to the first man, the progenitor …
Webster English vocab
DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADAM — [Ad.am] n [ME, fr. LL, fr. Gk, fr. Heb Adham] 1: the first man and father by Eve of Cain …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ADAM — Adam BrE AmE ˈæd əm ▷ Adam|'s z —but for the French composer, æ ˈdɒ̃ AmE ɑː ˈdɑːm —French [ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADAM — / ˈædəm; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS see know verb •• WORD ORIGIN from Hebrew 'āḏām man, later taken to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADAM — I. Ad ‧ am /ˈædəm/ BrE AmE 1 . in the Old Testament of the Bible, the first man created …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADAM — adj. of the style of architecture, furniture, and design created by the Scottish brothers Robert and James Adam (18th c.).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADAM — n. the first man, in the Biblical and Koranic traditions. øAdam's ale water. Adam's apple a projection of the thyroid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADAM — adj. of the style of architecture, furniture, and design created by the Scottish brothers Robert and James Adam (18th c.).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADAM — n. the first man, in the Biblical and Koranic traditions. Adam's ale water. Adam's apple a projection of the thyroid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab

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