KNOW LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND

Meaning of KNOW LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND in English

know an area well, know every feature of the land

I lived here for years. I know this town like the back of my hand.

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

KNOW LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND — know an area well, know every feature of the land I lived here for years. I know this town like …
English Idioms vocab
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
LIKE
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
HAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's 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
HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
BACK
Webster 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
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
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
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
BACK
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — ( knows, knowing, knew, known) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNOW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
KNOW — (BE FAMILIAR WITH) [verb] [past simple] knew, [past participle] known - to be familiar with or have experience and understanding …
Cambridge English vocab
KNOW — Synonyms and related words : absorb, account, acquaintance, aller sans dire, announcement, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, associate with, be acquainted with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
KNOW — verb 1 have information about sth ADVERB ▪ full well , perfectly well , very well ▪ I don't ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
Longman Activator English vocab
KNOW — See ↑ EXPERIENCE 3, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 1,2,11,22, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SPEAK 3, ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — INDEX: back/backwards 1. moving backwards 2. to move backwards 3. to make a vehicle go backwards the back of something …
Longman Activator English vocab

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