| 单词 | he wouldn't know a —— if it bit him |
| 释义 | > as lemmashe (she, etc.) wouldn't know a —— if it bit (also kicked, etc.) him (her, etc.) P38. colloquial and depreciative (originally U.S.) In phrases indicating that a person would be incapable of recognizing something however obvious it might be, as he (she, etc.) wouldn't know a —— if it bit (also kicked, etc.) him (her, etc.) and variants. ΚΠ 1919 L. M. Sweet Makin' O' Joe xiii. 178 He wouldn't know a clew if it bit him in the leg. 1943 L. Browne See what I Mean? iv. 33 Christ, he wouldn't know a racket if it reared up and kicked him in the teeth! 1984 ‘W. Tinasky’ Let. 29 Mar. (1996) 16/1 Your poetry editor wouldn't know a poem if it bit her in the ass in broad daylight. 1992 Empire Apr. 24/2 Film Four and British Screen wouldn't know a joke if it sat up and bit them. 2003 I. Edwards-Jones Wendy House iii. 81 You wouldn't know a hard news story if it blew up in your own stationery cupboard. < as lemmas |
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