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not to know one from Adam

To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone.

I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don't know him from Adam.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. www.english-slang.com

(1835-1910) Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething. www.english-slang.com

(1822-1890), Irish dramatist I wish Adam had died with all his ribs in his body. www.english-slang.com

(14 July 1977) If homosexuality were the normal way, God would have made Adam and Bruce. www.english-slang.com

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