"know someone from a can of paint" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-know someone from a can of paint.ogg Forms: knows someone from a can of paint [present, singular, third-person], knowing someone from a can of paint [participle, present], knew someone from a can of paint [past], known someone from a can of paint [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> someone from a can of paint}} know someone from a can of paint (third-person singular simple present knows someone from a can of paint, present participle knowing someone from a can of paint, simple past knew someone from a can of paint, past participle known someone from a can of paint)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of know someone from Adam Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: know someone from Adam [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-know_someone_from_a_can_of_paint-en-verb-rDivnckN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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