know someone
To have personal or social connections.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You can get a job there if you know someone.”
“It is much easier to get an interview at that company if you know someone who works there.”
“In this competitive industry, success often depends less on your technical skills and more on whether you know someone in a position of influence.”
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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.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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as you know
as it is already known.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
Last updated August 10, 2026