I do not know him from Adam.
know someone from Adam
idiomTo know or recognize someone at all.
The man introduced himself at the party, but I honestly did not know him from Adam.
Although the stranger claimed to be an old friend, I did not know him from Adam and felt quite suspicious of his motives.
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Adam Tiler
A pickpocket's accomplice; the person who takes the goods a pickpocket steals and leaves with them.
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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.