"any fule kno" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From as any fule kno (misspelled form of as any fool knows), a catchphrase of fictional schoolboy Nigel Molesworth, subject of a series of books by Geoffrey Willans. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} any fule kno
  1. (humorous) Any fool knows; it is well known. Wikipedia link: Geoffrey Willans, Nigel Molesworth Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-any_fule_kno-en-phrase-mEEB-1R8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "The Manoir is expensive, any fule kno that. But there is little point, judging from reports, in worrying what else you might have done with the £25 charged for a first course of wild salmon and caviare.",
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          "ref": "1999, Gwyn Headley, Wim Meulenkamp, Follies, grottoes & garden buildings, page 430",
          "text": "Mow Cop is in Cheshire as any fule kno, but in the great tradition of smaller copies of greater buildings (vide Corris, Blackpool, Lichfield, Kiparrissia) there is a model sham ruin inspired by [it][…]",
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          "ref": "2003, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, page 402",
          "text": "Aside from the observation that, as any fule kno, rockets launch satellites, but themselves fall to earth, one wonders why this was ever considered to be helpful.",
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