"know from a bar of soap" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-know from a bar of soap.ogg [Australia] Forms: knows from a bar of soap [present, singular, third-person], knowing from a bar of soap [participle, present], knew from a bar of soap [past], known from a bar of soap [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> from a bar of soap}} know from a bar of soap (third-person singular simple present knows from a bar of soap, present participle knowing from a bar of soap, simple past knew from a bar of soap, past participle known from a bar of soap)
  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person). Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, idiomatic, informal

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