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know which side your bread is buttered on — know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don t know which side your bread is buttered on … English idioms
know which side (your) bread is buttered (on) — to be careful not to upset people who you know can help you. Ollie won t refuse to come with us. He knows which side his bread is buttered … New idioms dictionary
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 — know1 [ nou ] (past tense knew [ nu ] ; past participle known [ noun ] ) verb never progressive *** ▸ 1 learn/understand ▸ 2 be familiar with ▸ 3 use particular name for ▸ 4 remember someone for something ▸ 5 experience ▸ 6 have learned something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
know*/*/*/ — [nəʊ] (past tense knew [njuː] ; past participle known [nəʊn] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to have information about something, or to understand something How do you know my name?[/ex] ‘Have they arrived yet? ‘ I don t know. [/ex] If you don t know the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking 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 — verb (past knew; past participle known) 1》 be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information. ↘have knowledge or information concerning. ↘be absolutely sure of something. 2》 be familiar or friendly with. ↘have a good command of … English new terms dictionary
not want to know — informal phrase to refuse to listen to someone or get involved in something We asked several of them to help, but they didn’t want to know. Thesaurus: to fail or refuse to listensynonym to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Don't Know What to Tell Ya — Single by Aaliyah from the album I Care 4 U B side … Wikipedia
Need to know — For other uses, see Need to Know (disambiguation). The term need to know , when used by government and other organizations (particularly those related to the military or espionage), describes the restriction of data which is considered very… … Wikipedia
