Friday, June 7, 2013

Vocabulary : Things you know / Things you don't know





If you want to tell someone about things you know or things you don't know, I'm pretty sure you will need one of the expressions below.

How much do you know

- To be pretty sure
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure they will say yes.
- To be certain
I know you love me and I'm certain you won't let me go.
- To know ... like the back of my hand
I used to live in Colorado, that why I know it like the back of my hand.
- To know without a doubt
We all know without a doubt taht he's a loser.
- To know ... inside out
This is my field we're talking about, and of course I know about modern poetry inside out.
- To know ... by heart
Nizar Qabbani? I know all his poems by heart . He's my best ever.
- To be fairly positive
I was fairly positive it was you

How much Don't you know

- To do not know off the top of your head
Just off the top of my head I would say he was the driver.
- To have not a clue
Who was the first to fly a plane ? - I haven't a clue.
- To have no idea
Can you tell me something you know about Titanic ? - I'm sorry, I have no idea.
- To have never heard of ...
Do you know Nelson Mandela ? - Who ? I've never heard of him.
- To do not know off hand
Do you know off hand where can I find Lilith ?
- To know next to nothing
I know next to nothing about what happend in your flat last night.




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