"know one's head from a hole in the ground" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows one's head from a hole in the ground [present, singular, third-person], knowing one's head from a hole in the ground [participle, present], knew one's head from a hole in the ground [past], knowing one's head from a hole in the ground [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,knowing> one's head from a hole in the ground}} know one's head from a hole in the ground (third-person singular simple present knows one's head from a hole in the ground, present participle knowing one's head from a hole in the ground, simple past knew one's head from a hole in the ground, past participle knowing one's head from a hole in the ground)
  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]
    Sense id: en-know_one's_head_from_a_hole_in_the_ground-en-verb-3z2D6qTZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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