| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | not to know a person from Adam | не иметь ни малейшего представления о (ком-либо) |
| gen. | not to know a person from Adam | не соображать, что к чему |
| gen. | not to know a person from Adam | не иметь ни малейшего представления |
| idiom. | not to know sb. from Adam | и в глаза не видать (*обычно в прош. вр. • ‘To put the finger on only one leak in the thing, it isn't me these people want to see; it's Mr Sipperley. They don't know me from Adam.' ‘So much the better, sir. For what I am suggesting is that you go to Cambridge, affecting actually to be Mr Sipperley.' (P.G. Wodehouse) -- Они меня никогда и в глаза не видали. ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | not to know sb. from Adam | знать не знать (‘To put the finger on only one leak in the thing, it isn't me these people want to see; it's Mr Sipperley. They don't know me from Adam.' ‘So much the better, sir. For what I am suggesting is that you go to Cambridge, affecting actually to be Mr Sipperley.' (P.G. Wodehouse) -- Они меня знать не знают. ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | not to know sb. from Adam | не знать в лицо (кого-л. (А.В. Кунин "Англо-русский фразеологический словарь" М., "Русский язык", 1984) • ‘To put the finger on only one leak in the thing, it isn't me these people want to see; it's Mr Sipperley. They don't know me from Adam.' ‘So much the better, sir. For what I am suggesting is that you go to Cambridge, affecting actually to be Mr Sipperley.' (P.G. Wodehouse) -- Они меня и в лицо не знают. ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | not to know sb. from Adam | в глаза не видеть (*обычно в прош. вр. • ‘To put the finger on only one leak in the thing, it isn't me these people want to see; it's Mr Sipperley. They don't know me from Adam.' ‘So much the better, sir. For what I am suggesting is that you go to Cambridge, affecting actually to be Mr Sipperley.' (P.G. Wodehouse) -- Они меня никогда в глаза не видели. ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | not to know sb. from Adam | не иметь ни малейшего представления (*о ком-л. (А.В. Кунин "Англо-русский фразеологический словарь" М., "Русский язык", 1984) • ‘To put the finger on only one leak in the thing, it isn't me these people want to see; it's Mr Sipperley. They don't know me from Adam.' ‘So much the better, sir. For what I am suggesting is that you go to Cambridge, affecting actually to be Mr Sipperley.' (P.G. Wodehouse) -- Они не имеют обо мне ни малейшего представления. ART Vancouver) |
| austral., slang | not to know someone from Adam | совершенно не знать (кого-либо) |
| gen. | not to know someone from Adam | не знать кого-либо в лицо |
| gen. | not to know someone from Adam | совсем не знать (кого-либо) |
| 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. |