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know someone

idiom
Meaning

To have personal or social connections.


Examples
SIMPLE

You can get a job there if you know someone.

CONTEXTUAL

It is much easier to get an interview at that company if you know someone who works there.

COMPLEX

In this competitive industry, success often depends less on your technical skills and more on whether you know someone in a position of influence.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as far as one knows

    To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.

  2. 02

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  3. 03

    as you know

    as it is already known.

  4. 04

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  5. 05

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  6. 06

    bring someone to their knees

    To defeat and make submit to orders.

  7. 07

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

  8. 08

    call someone everything but a child of God

    To call someone many abusive names.

Last updated April 17, 2026