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know a thing or two

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know a thing or two (informal)
to have a lot of practical skills and knowledge learnt through experience. My uncle grew up on a farm and knows a thing or two about looking after animals. (usually + about)
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I've been a City man all my life, and I know a thing or two.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It seems to me,' he said, 'they know a thing or two down in Market Bumpstead.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
Thee's quite welcome to do all the fighting, thee knows; but I know a thing or two about the road, that thee doesn't.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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