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thing or two

  1. Quite a lot, as in You can count on Bob to tell you a thing or two about Iran. This term is nearly always an understatement. [Mid-1800s] Also see under know all the answers.



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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.

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That might be Levi hoping his dad learned a thing or two from Grandma.

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Joy Crookes knows a thing or two about music.

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Young viewers, whose historical and cultural interests might extend no further than their own births, may have their eyes opened, but even we who remember a time before “Julia” may learn a thing or two.

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