know a thing or two
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The other is someone Patriots fans know a thing or two about.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
But I do know a thing or two about the financial damage.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
The band is prominently arrayed on the box-like set, pounding out country-rock numbers that know a thing or two about hard living.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
Who'd know a thing or two about that?
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025
We do know a thing or two about the physical organization of the city.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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