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know something backwards (British & Australian) also know something backwards and forwards (American)

if you know a subject or a piece of writing backwards, you know it very well Ed knows the play backwards - he's seen it eight or nine times. After 30 years in the business she knows it backwards and forwards.

See also: backward, know

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22 accountability 23 bloodbath 24 down in the mouth 25 flywheel 26 diversity 27 out of thin air 28 bull in a china shop 29 double check 30 drink up 31 end in itself 32 avowal 33 know backwards and forwards 34 black tie 35 carryings-on 36 kindergarten cop ANIL Perth, Australia Punk whiz 3 by Anil / Word Ways That's the sort of information all kids know backwards but adults are a bit shaky on. Home truths by The Journal (Newcastle, England) He said: "The first song on The Unforgettable Fire, A Sort of Homecoming, I know backwards and forwards. Coldplay's Chris plays U2 to child by The Mirror (London, England)			knock the stuffing out of knock the wind out of sails knock them/'em dead knock through knock to knock together knock up knock wood knock yourself out knock-down, drag-out fight knock-down-drag-out knocked in knocked out knocked up knot knot together know know a thing or two know a trick or two know ABCs know about know all the angles know as know as much about as a hog knows about Sunday know at a glance that know backwards know backwards and forwards know backwards and forwards and know forwards and backwards know beans about know best know better know by know by heart know by name know by sight know different know from know from Adam know from memory know if are coming or going know inside out know like the back of hand know like the palm of hand know no bounds know no more about than a frog knows about bedsheets know of know one for what one is know onions know only too well know place know something			Knotwork Knotwort KNOU knout knouted knouting knouts KNOV know know know know know a thing or two know a trick or two know ABCs know about Know About Business know again know all the angles know all the answers know all the answers know all the answers know all the answers know all the answers Know and Network know apart know arse from elbow know as know as much about as a hog knows about Sunday know at a glance that know backwards know backwards and forwards know backwards and forwards and know forwards and backwards know beans about know best know better know by know by heart know by heart know by name know by sight know by sight know by sight know different know different know different know entirely know for a fact know for a fact know from know from know from know from Adam know from memory Know How Fund Know How Know Where Know How You Feel know if are coming or going know in bones know in the biblical sense know in the biblical sense

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