know what one is about

English

Alternative forms

• know what one is doing

Verb

know what one is about (third-person singular simple present knows what one is about, present participle knowing what one is about, simple past knew what one was about, past participle known what one was about)

1. (informal) To understand one's situation, how to act in that situation, and the results of those actions.

   Synonyms: know what one is doing, know one's ass from a hole in the ground, know shit from Shinola

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See also

• what someone is about