know something inside out

Bedeutung

to be familiar with every detail of something

Jede Einzelheit einer Sache kennen.

Beispiele

1. 1Ask Priya for directions; she drives a taxi and knows London inside out.
2. 2I've played this game every week for years, so I know it inside out.
3. 3Our tour guide knew Rome inside out and showed us streets that aren't in any guidebook.
4. 4Ask Ben about the new parking rules – he has read them twice and knows them inside out.
5. 5Do you know French inside out, or would you still need lessons before the move to Paris?

Grammatik

Das Verb know verändert sich: knows, knew, known. Ein kurzes Objekt steht zwischen know und inside out: know it inside out. Auch mit learn oder understand ist inside out möglich.