Idiom
know someone from a can of paint
Meaning
Synonym of know someone from Adam.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I do not know him from a can of paint.”
“The man claimed we were old friends, but I honestly did not know him from a can of paint.”
“Although the stranger greeted me with great familiarity, I stood there confused, as I did not know him from a can of paint.”
Examples
simple
“I do not know him from a can of paint.”
contextual
“The man claimed we were old friends, but I honestly did not know him from a can of paint.”
complex
“Although the stranger greeted me with great familiarity, I stood there confused, as I did not know him from a can of paint.”
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