| 单词 | to know something when one sees it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto know something when one sees it P24. to know something when one sees it and variants: to be able to identify something for what it truly is. Used esp. to emphasize one's acute judgement or indicate that one cannot be easily fooled.With quot. 1785 cf. to know what's what at what pron., adv., int., adj.1, conj., and n. Phrases 2b. ΚΠ 1785 C. Macklin Man of World i. 13 I know what's what, when I see it. 1842 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 26 I know madness when I see it. 1872 Times 2 Aug. 8 I know a fact when I see it. 1904 Windsor Mag. June 305/2 Do you think I don't know a love-look when I see it? 1959 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 12/2 Their followers know double-think when they see it. 1987 J. Dailey Heiress v. 56 I know tears when I see them. 2000 W. Monahan Light House xlii. 205 I know gangrene when I see it. < as lemmas |
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