"know one's ass from one's elbow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows one's ass from one's elbow [present, singular, third-person], knowing one's ass from one's elbow [participle, present], knew one's ass from one's elbow [past], known one's ass from one's elbow [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> one's ass from one's elbow}} know one's ass from one's elbow (third-person singular simple present knows one's ass from one's elbow, present participle knowing one's ass from one's elbow, simple past knew one's ass from one's elbow, past participle known one's ass from one's elbow)
  1. Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground Synonyms: know one's ass from a hole in the ground [synonym, synonym-of]

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