| 单词 | not to know one's arse from one's elbow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to know one's arse from one's elbow P7. not to know one's arse from one's elbow: to be very stupid or ignorant. Also not to know one's arse from a hole in the ground and other variants.Earlier currency is suggested by the euphemistic variant in quot. 1930. ΚΠ 1930 R. Blaker Medal without Bar xiii. 69 Nor 'an 'un of us knows 'is ears from 'is elbow when it comes to learning—learning like you orficers have got up your sleeves.] 1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral iv. 75 I wish I'd had a crowd like that for my first crew. We none of us knew arse from elbow when they pushed me off. 1968 W. Barker Brain Storms xxxvii. 147 You really don't know your arse from a hole in the ground. 1994 E. McNamee Resurrection Man (1998) v. 40 This Kelly character doesn't know his arse from a hole in his trousers. 2008 S. Toltz Fraction of Whole iv. 413 It confuses you so you don't know your arse from your elbow. < as lemmas |
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