"know A from B" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows A from B [present, singular, third-person], knowing A from B [participle, present], knew A from B [past], known A from B [participle, past]
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  1. Synonym of know B from a battledore (“to know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence”) Synonyms: know B from a battledore [synonym, synonym-of]
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