know like a book (English, verb)
expansion: know like a book (third-person singular simple present knows like a book, present participle knowing like a book, simple past knew like a book, past participle known like a book)
Senses:
qualifier: simile
glosses: To have an extensive and penetrating understanding of (something or someone).
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: knows like a book
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: knowing like a book
tags: participle
present
form: knew like a book
tags: past
form: known like a book
tags: participle
past