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not to know sb. from Adam

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idiom. 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); 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); 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); 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); 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)
not to know someone from Adam
gen. совсем не знать (кого-либо); не знать кого-либо в лицо
austral., slang совершенно не знать (кого-либо)
not to know from Adam
: 5 phrases in 2 subjects
General3
Informal2

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