know no more about (something) than a frog knows about bedsheets

know no more about (something) than a frog knows about bedsheets

To know absolutely nothing about something. Primarily heard in US. I don't know why Uncle Tony left the farm to Albert. He knows no more about farming than a frog knows about bedsheets! Oh, give it a rest. You know no more about running a business than a frog knows about bedsheets, so stop lecturing me.

See also: bedsheets, frog, know, more, no

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know no more about something than a frog knows about bedsheets

Rur. to have no knowledge of something. Don't let Bill fix your car. He knows no more about cars than a frog knows about bedsheets. When I first started studying French literature, I knew no more about it than a frog knows about bedsheets.

See also: bedsheets, frog, know, more, no

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