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know which end is up

idiom

To possess sound judgment or common sense; to have a clear understanding of a situation.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  2. 02

    as you know

    as it is already known.

  3. 03

    big end of town

    The top end of town.

  4. 04

    bitter end

    The end of a long and difficult process.

  5. 05

    business end

    The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.

  6. 06

    come to a sticky end

    To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

  7. 07

    come to an end

    To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

  8. 08

    dead end

    A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.

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