| English Dictionary |
KNOW WHAT'S WHAT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does know what's what mean?
• KNOW WHAT'S WHAT (verb)
The verb KNOW WHAT'S WHAT has 1 sense:
1. be well-informed
Familiarity information: KNOW WHAT'S WHAT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be well-informed
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
be on the ball; be with it; know the score; know what's going on; know what's what
Hypernyms (to "know what's what" is one way to...):
know (know how to do or perform something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Context examples
“Well,” says I, growing a bit bolder, “if I'm to choose, I declare I have a right to know what's what, and why you're here, and where my friends are.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"When there is heart, there is pain." (Albanian proverb)
"Silence is the sign of approval." (Arabic proverb)
"The maquis has no eyes, but it sees all." (Corsican proverb)