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kid stuffSomething that is easy to do or easy to understand.Rate it:

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know one's ass from a hole in the groundTo have an adequate level of knowledge or skill; to understand what one is doing or talking about.Rate it:

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know one's own mindTo clearly understand one's own feelings, intentions, preferences, etc; to know precisely what one wants; to be decisive or determined.Rate it:

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know what i mean?Do you understand?Rate it:

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know what i'm saying?Do you understand? "You are not going out tonight", said Dad; "Know What I'm saying?"Rate it:

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know which way the wind blowsUnderstand public opinion.Rate it:

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lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:

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lost in translationUnable to understand due to having been poorly translated.Rate it:

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make head or tail ofTo understand even minimally.Rate it:

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Make Heads or Tails Out of SomethingTo be able to understand something completelyRate it:

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make senseTo decipher or understand.Rate it:

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mechanically inclinedTo understand/predict how various objects react or behave with one another. Physics is a huge aspect of this.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.Rate it:

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muddy the watersTo make something unclear and difficult to understand.Rate it:

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no comprendoI don't understand.Rate it:

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no entiendoI don't understand.Rate it:

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non capiscoI don't understand.Rate it:

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none the wiserCompletely unaware of something due to information not being uniformly disclosed or because other parties have intentionally withheld it; Can also mean: unable to grasp, understand, or comprehend something even after having been adequately briefedRate it:

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now get this!A somewhat stern admonition to: understand this; listen UP!, Pay Attention!Rate it:

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over one's headMore complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..Rate it:

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pick upTo learn, to grasp; to begin to understand.Rate it:

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pick up onTo notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.Rate it:

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pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.Rate it:

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pognerto understand, to getRate it:

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pray tellPlease explain (something the requester does not yet understand).Rate it:

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put oneself acrossTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.Rate it:

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quem intellegimus sapientem?what do we understand by "a wise man"?Rate it:

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quick on the uptakeAble to readily understand things; intelligent.Rate it:

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rat's nestA software or hardware system whose design lacks organized structure, making it difficult to understand and maintain.Rate it:

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read me out!To understand a person very well.Rate it:

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read the roomto understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the roomRate it:

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rocket scientistSomeone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.Rate it:

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see the pointTo understand someone's argument.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to; to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.Rate it:

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Slow on the DrawSlow to understand or perceive things, one who does not pick or respond quicklyRate it:

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suss outTo come to understand.Rate it:

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take someone's pointTo agree with what a person says; to understand a person's argument and be persuaded by it.Rate it:

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take the pointTo grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.Rate it:

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take the red pillTo understand the world in its previously unknown reality.Rate it:

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talk pastTo talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning.Rate it:

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the lights are on, but nobody's homeSomebody is conscious or paying attention, but failing to understand.Rate it:

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thick as a brickstupid; slow to learn or understand.Rate it:

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think throughTo fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.Rate it:

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to get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

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Tough Nut to CrackSomething that’s not much easier to understand or difficult to do; harder to solve a problemRate it:

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tumble toTo discover, or suddenly understand something.Rate it:

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verbum prorsus nullum intellegerenot to understand a single word.Rate it:

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vous m'en direz tantThat alters the case; Ah! now I understand. Rate it:

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vous n'y êtes pasYou do not understand it; “You are out of it.”Rate it:

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what languages do you speakWhat are the languages which you can understand and which you can speak or write in?Rate it:

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