| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | not know somebody from Adam | не быть знакомым (с кем-либо; I don't know your brother from Adam. Val_Ships) |
| inf. | not know somebody from Adam | никогда не встречаться (с кем-либо; Why should she lend me money? She doesn't know me from Adam. Val_Ships) |
| inf. | not to know somebody from Adam | не иметь о ком-л. ни малейшего представления |
| inf. | not to know somebody from Adam | впервые видеть кого-л. |