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thing or two



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Idioms and Phrases

Quite a lot, as in You can count on Bob to tell you a thing or two about Iran . This term is nearly always an understatement. [Mid-1800s] Also see under know all the answers .
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The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.

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That's why I think she could learn a thing or two from her father-in-law.

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So, let me tell Donald Trump a thing or two.

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And you, if you decide to understand a thing or two, will need us.

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Isaac Newton knew a thing or two about politics.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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