DON'T KNOW YOUR ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND

Meaning of DON'T KNOW YOUR ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND in English

you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up

He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.

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

YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
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DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
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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
ASS — or wild ass Either of two species of small, sturdy Asses are 3–5 ft (90–150 cm) high at the shoulder. …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
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KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
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HOLE — I. ˈhōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, hole, hollow place, hold (of a ship), from Old English hol …
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GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
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DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
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ASS — I. ˈas, ˈaa(ə)s, ˈais also ˈȧs in NE & Brit especially (in Brit at least) in sense 2 noun ( …
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FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
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GROUND — ground 1 — groundable , adj. — groundably , adv. — groundedly , adv. — groundedness , n. — groundward, …
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DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
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DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
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KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLE — I. ˈhōl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hol (from neuter of hol, adjective, hollow) & holh; akin to …
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GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASS — I. ˈas noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus Date: before …
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KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HOLE — vi to go or get into a hole. 2. hole ·adj whole. 3. hole ·noun to drive into a hole, …
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GROUND — noun the pit of a theater. 2. ground ·- imp. & ·p.p. of grind. 3. ground ·vt to lay, set, …
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DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
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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 …
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HOLE — [hole] n [ME, fr. OE hol (fr. neut. of hol, adj., hollow) & holh; akin to OHG hol, adj., hollow; …
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DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
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ASS — [ass] n [ME, fr. OE assa, prob. fr. OIr asan, fr. L asinus] (bef. 12c) 1: any of several hardy …
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DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
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ASS — also called Wild Ass, either of two species belonging to the horse family, Equidae, especially the African wild ass, Equus …
Britannica English vocabulary
DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
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KNOW — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( knew / njuː; NAmE nuː/ known / nəʊn; NAmE noʊn/) …
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HOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun HOLLOW SPACE 1. [ C ] a hollow space in sth …
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GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
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FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
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ASS — / æs; NAmE / noun 1. ( NAmE , taboo , slang ) = arse 2. ( BrE , informal …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
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KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
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HOLE — I. hole 1 S1 W2 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hol ] …
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GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASS — ass /æs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: assa , from Latin asinus ] …
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
HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
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
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLE — n. & v. n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
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
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab
HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Oxford English vocab
GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
DON — 1. n.1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
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