know your way around

know your way around
know your way around
◇ If you know your way around a place or thing, you are very familiar with it or are good at using or operating it.

He knows his way around Boston.

She really knows her way around a sailboat. [=she knows how to sail; she is a very good sailor]

They know their way around computers.

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Main Entry:know

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know your way aˈround idiom
to be familiar with a place, subject, etc.
Main entry:knowidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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