have a nodding acquaintance (with someone or somet

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have a nodding acquaintance (with someone or something)

To have a slight or precursory knowledge of someone or something. Jim asked me to help fix his computer for him, but I'm afraid I only have a nodding acquaintance with how his machine works. Ruth and I had only a nodding acquaintance before going to the party, but once we got talking, it was like we'd been friends our whole lives.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fahima	-	Arabic
Rick	RIK	English
Karl	KAHRL (German, Danish, English, Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Kalina	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish
ViktÓRia	-	Hungarian, Slovak
Agnarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian