know like the back of one's hand

English

Alternative forms

know like the palm of one's hand

Verb

know (something) like the back of one's hand

(transitive, simile) To be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.
He knows the software like the back of his hand, and can often solve problems over the phone, without looking.

Synonyms

Translations

be intimately knowledgable about

Chinese:
Mandarin: 瞭如指掌 (zh), 了如指掌 (zh) (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)
Dutch: kennen als z'n broekzak
Finnish: tuntea kuin omat taskunsa (to know like one's own pockets)
French: connaître comme sa poche (fr) (know like one's pocket)
Hungarian: ismeri, mint a tenyerét
Norwegian: kjenne som sin egen bukselomme (to know like one's pocket)
Polish: znać jak własną kieszeń (pl) (to know like own pocket)

Portuguese: conhecer como a palma da mão
Russian: знать как свои́ пять па́льцев (znatʹ kak svoí pjatʹ pálʹcev) (to know like one's five fingers)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: познавати као свој длан, познавати као свој џеп

Roman: poznavati kao svoj dlan, poznavati kao svoj džep
Spanish: conocer algo como la palma de su mano
Swedish: känna som sin egen ficka (to know like one's pocket)

See also

give someone the back of one's hand

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