not\ to\ know\ the\ first\ thing\ about

not\ to\ know\ the\ first\ thing\ about
v. phr.
To be totally ignorant about a certain issue.

Al assured us that he didn't know the first thing about Mary's whereabouts.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • not to know the first thing about — {v. phr.} To be totally ignorant about a certain issue. * /Al assured us that he didn t know the first thing about Mary s whereabouts./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to know the first thing about — {v. phr.} To be totally ignorant about a certain issue. * /Al assured us that he didn t know the first thing about Mary s whereabouts./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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