"know B from a battledore" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: knows B from a battledore [present, singular, third-person], knowing B from a battledore [participle, present], knew B from a battledore [past], known B from a battledore [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> B from a battledore}} know B from a battledore (third-person singular simple present knows B from a battledore, present participle knowing B from a battledore, simple past knew B from a battledore, past participle known B from a battledore)
  1. (archaic, often in the negative) To know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence. Tags: archaic Synonyms: know A from B, know one's arse from one's elbow [UK, vulgar], know one's ass from a hole in the ground [US, vulgar], know a B from a battledore

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