know whereof one speaks
know whereof (one) speaks
formal To be knowledgeable about or familiar with what one is saying. Yes, I know whereof you speak, though I have yet to deal with such a situation myself. Oh, don't pay attention to that old fool. He knows not whereof he speaks.
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know whereof one speaks
to know well the subject that one is speaking about. You are wrong! You do not know whereof you speak. He simply doesn't know whereof he speaks.
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