know from nothing

not know from nothing

To be completely ignorant or uninformed (about something). Don't ever second-guess my judgment again, you hear me? You don't know from nothing! Don't mind her, Phil. She doesn't know from nothing.

See also: know, not, nothing

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know (or not know) from nothing

be totally ignorant, either generally or concerning something in particular. North American informal

See also: know, nothing

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