know what's what
Example Sentences
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Could be days before we know what’s what.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022
And it’s really hard as an internet consumer to know what’s what misinformation, disinformation, or something real.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2020
And then how you experience it is you experience it, through symbolism and metaphor, because a lot of the world when you're a kid you don't really know what's what.
From Salon • May 26, 2020
He’s got the experience of Tim Murtagh to help him know what’s what at Lord’s, but will know that if his team don’t make early inroads they’re in a world of trouble.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2019
And I know what’s what When it comes to Snow cones Packed with the flat Of a hand and laced With a gurgle Of sugary water.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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