connaître comme sa poche

French

Etymology

Literally, “to know like one's pocket”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.nɛ.tʁə kɔm sa pɔʃ/

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Verb

connaître comme sa poche

1. (informal, figuratively, simile) to know like the back of one's hand, to know backwards, to know inside and out

   Je connais cet endroit comme ma poche. ― I know this place like the back of my hand.

Conjugation

• see connaître

See also

• connaître sur le bout des doigts