| 单词 | not to know from eve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to know (someone) from Eve not to know (someone) from Eve: not to know or recognize (a person, typically a woman) (at all); to be unacquainted with. Cf. not to know (someone) from Adam at Adam n.1 Phrases 3a. ΚΠ 1865 Allen's Indian Mail 16 Sept. 689/2 Several ladies and gentlemen whose faces I have not seen, and whom I should not know from Adam or Eve.] 1868 Reynolds's Misc. 26 Dec. 26/2 Neither shall I distrust Travers, because some woman I don't know from Eve..tells me to. 1899 West End 5 Apr. 262/1 But for his clothing, I should not have known him from Eve. 1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium ii. 43 Why,..I don't know you from Eve, but..I know you're busy regretting. 2003 Vogue 1 Sept. 112/2 The soccer star, who didn't know her from Eve, happily signed the ball of her adoring son. < as lemmas |
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