know a thing or two
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I believe she might know a thing or two—about how my daddy passed away and about how Aunt Kitty’s husband died, too.”
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Many of these life hacks are from older folks who know a thing or two about resilience.
But I do know a thing or two about the financial damage.
From MarketWatch
“Frankly, I’m stumped. If only there was a job opening for a household navigator! That would work. Or I’d settle for being the Ashton astronomer. I know a thing or two about the constellations. I’d call myself Starry Sam, the Milky Way Man, or something of that ilk. . . .”
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“When it comes to the issue of fire liability, I know a thing or two, going back to Paradise,” Newsom added.
From Los Angeles Times
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