know A from B

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know A from B

verb knows A from B · knowing A from B · knew A from B · known A from B

Synonym of know B from a battledore (“to know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence”).
Similar: know B from a battledore

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@misc{know_a_from_b_2026,
  title = {know A from B},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/know%20a%20from%20b},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}