Definition von y'know im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Shortened form of you know
But I guess that's life, y'know?.
- I don't know
- This entry exists in order to provide translations and derivatives
- I know
- An emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea
- I know
- A response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made
- I know you are but what am I
- Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt
I know you are but what am I? Jeannie would say out loud, whenever I mouthed a name at her.
- I want to know
- Used to explain a request for information
I want to know where the M-5 bus stops.
- I'd like to know
- Polite request
I'd like to know more about the graduate admissions process.
- as you know
- as it is already known
- do I know you
- Used to ask the interlocutor whether or not he met the speaker before
- do you know
- This entry exists purely in order to provide translations
- do you know who I am
- An arrogant expression of one's importance
- get to know
- To become acquainted with (someone)
I'm not into that one-night thing. I think a person should get to know someone and even be in love with them before you use them and degrade them - Steve Martin -.
- if you know what I mean
- Used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at
- in the know
- Informed, aware
He appears in the know about such matters.
- it takes one to know one
- Assertion that an insult that was made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is also true of that party
It takes one to know one, said the Chief, referring back to the eggs.
- it's not what you know but who you know
- For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts
It's not what you know but who you know, Shelby said, as she rummaged through a bag to find the business card he'd handed her.
- know
- knowledge
- know
- To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered
I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
- know
- To be aware of (a person's) intentions
I won’t lend you any money. You would never pay me back; I know you.
- know
- To have sexual relations with
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
- know
- To understand (a subject)
She knows chemistry better than anybody else.
- know
- To be certain or sure about
He knew something terrible was going to happen.
- know
- To be informed about
Do you know that Michelle and Jack are getting divorced? ― Yes, I know.
- know
- To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about
You people don't know from funny.
- know
- To experience
Their relationship knew ups and downs.
- know beans about
- To know nothing, or almost nothing, about
His primary opponent, Raphael Herman, is a real estate salesman who frankly admits he knows beans about insurance.
- know beans about
- To know something, even if only a little, about
If wealth managers actually knew beans about anything, they would be in asset management.
- know every trick in the book
- to know all that is known about a certain discipline
- know like the back of one's hand
- To be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place
He knows the software like the back of his hand, and can often solve problems over the phone, without looking.
- know one's stuff
- To be knowledgeable in a particular field
Joe really knows his stuff when it comes to baseball.
- know shit from Shinola
- To have the most basic level of intelligence or common sense
See what I mean Shiela? You've got the logical form, the semantics, and all that, but you don't know shit from Shinola, and with your stupid heuristic learner you can't learn it unless somebody with authority tells you..
- know someone from Adam
- To know or recognise someone at all
Well, he said, do you know me from Adam?.
- know something inside and out
- To know something very thoroughly
He's still new to their system, but he knows databases inside and out and will understand the rest soon.
- know the score
- To be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct
Our love wasn't perfect I know, I think you know the score. When you say you love me, oh boy, I can't ask for more. - Kylie Mingoue - Better the Devil You Know.
- know which side one's bread is buttered
- To be aware of one's ability to take advantage of a situation
On the other hand, the decision to beef up the standard fare without raising prices is a signal that Intel knows which side of the bread is buttered.
- know-how
- the knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly)
Marlo has the know-how to fix your computer.
- know-it-all
- One who makes it appear as if they're an expert on a subject while there are also signals (subtly or blatantly noticeable) that they don't know very much on the subject or at least as much as they're acting like they do on the subject; pretending to knowledge on a subject matter -- normally intended as a pejorative
We had it all figured out, but this know-it-all marched in with the correct way of solving it, leaving our experiment in shambles.
- let know
- To inform (someone) (of something)
If anyone has seen him, let us know of his whereabouts.
- not know which end is up
- To have no common sense; to be ignorant of the most basic facts
The new kid won't last. He doesn't know which end is up.
- on a need-to-know basis
- remaining secret or hidden until it is needed to be known (by a particular party)
- what do I know
- Implies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on knowledge or evidence
Maybe girl grasshoppers find long legs attractive in boy grasshoppers, but what do I know?.
- what do you know
- What a surprise; guess what?
Well, what do you know, it's raining again.
- wouldn't you know
- Alternative form of wouldn't you know it
- wouldn't you know it
- Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune
Wouldn't you know it! I left my wallet at home.
- you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
- You don't need an expert to tell you what you already know
- you know
- Expression signifying a pause or hesitation
I don’t usually get nervous in games and, you know, taking free kicks and penalties but that’s the first time I’ve been that nervous in, in a game, where I have to, I’m in a situation where I’m, you know... - BBC Interview with David Beckham.
- you know
- Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed to say a word
Person 1: I heard you want to do that thing with me. Person 2: Do what? Person 1: You know... umm... Person 2: Oh do you mean sex? Person 1: Yeah.. that..
- you know it
- Indicates agreement, approval, encouragement
Man, I wonder if David found out. Is that why they divorced? You know it..
- you know what
- A phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something
Well, you know what, he's got a cloud over him. You have to live with who you are and make your peace with your maker about what you really are.
- you know what they say
- Used to introduce, or alluding to, an apt adage
You know what they say about men with big feet, don't ya? A man in back smirked at me. I really didn't know what to say. I had heard the saying about men with big feet were supposed to be well hung, but I had no idea what would happen if I said something.
- you never know
- Used to speculate about a slight possibility
They are only running times in the 13.20s, but next year he could run 13.25 and you never know, he may end up running 13.1 quite easily.
- you never know what you've got till it's gone
- Good friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted
- you-know-what
- Something whose name one does not want to mention, but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking
- you-know-who
- Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking
And 'St—'st—'st and What's-his-name, and also You-know-who / The task of filling up the blanks I'd rather leave to you.
- know
- If you know someone, you are familiar with them because you have met them and talked to them before. Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years Do you two know each other?
- know
- If you say that you know of something, you mean that you have heard about it but you do not necessarily have a lot of information about it. We know of the incident but have no further details I know of no one who would want to murder Albert
- know
- {i} state of knowing, knowledge
- know
- If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind. I don't know the name of the place `People like doing things for nothing.' --- `I know they do.' I don't know what happened to her husband `How did he meet your mother?' --- `I don't know.' We all know about his early experiments in flying They looked younger than I knew them to be It is not known whether the bomb was originally intended for the capital itself It's always been known that key figures in the government do very well for themselves
- know
- {f} have knowledge of; be acquainted with; understand; distinguish; be aware of
- don't know whether to eat it or rub it on
- (deyim) do not know what to do with something
- know
- {v} to understand, distinguish, perceive, find out
- You know the drill
- (deyim) An expression meaning "You know what to do, no questions required"
- know one in high places
- (deyim) To be connected with people in power
Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.
- know the drill
- (deyim) Know what needs to be done or what usually happens in a situation You know the drill - cut the grass, bag the clippings, and leave them at the curb
You know the drill - cut the grass, bag the clippings, and leave them at the curb.
- know where you stand
- (deyim) Know what your opinion or situation is
1. I know where I stand on this issue - I'm against the war.
2. When we've paid all our debts we'll know where we stand.
- need-to-know
- (adjective & noun) (designating) the principle or practice of telling people only what it is necessary for them to know to carry out a task effectively
