单词 | know the score |
释义 | know the scoreSEE SYNONYMS FOR know the score ON THESAURUS.COM Also, know what's what. Understand what is happening; be familiar with the real story or the full situation. For example, It will take the new legislators some time to know the score, or When it comes to teaching youngsters to read, Nell knows what's what. The first expression, dating from about 1930, alludes to score as a tally of points in a game. The variant dates from about 1400. Words nearby know the scoreknow one's stuff, know one's way around, know only too well, Knowsley, know the ropes, know the score, know where one stands, know which side of one's bread is buttered, Knox, Knox-Johnston, Knoxville The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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