(be) not to know

(be) not to know
be not to ˈknow idiom
to have no way of realizing or being aware that you have done sth wrong

‘I'm sorry, I called when you were in bed.’ ‘Don't worry— you weren't to know.’

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Not to know from Adam — not to know (someone) at all …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • not to know a person from Adam — not to know a person at all …   English contemporary dictionary

  • not to know a B from a battledore — To be thoroughly ignorant • • • Main Entry: ↑battledore …   Useful english dictionary

  • not to know from adam — Australian Slang not to know (someone) at all …   English dialects glossary

  • Not to know shit — know nothing …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to know what to make of — {v. phr.} To be unable to decipher; be unable to identify; not know how to decide what something really is. * /I got a mysterious letter asking me to meet Santa Claus at 6 P.M. at the supermarket. Is this a joke? I don t know what to make of it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to know what to make of — {v. phr.} To be unable to decipher; be unable to identify; not know how to decide what something really is. * /I got a mysterious letter asking me to meet Santa Claus at 6 P.M. at the supermarket. Is this a joke? I don t know what to make of it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not\ to\ know\ one\ from\ Adam — v. phr. To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam …   Словарь американских идиом

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