know ABCs

know one's ABCs

Fig. to know the alphabet; to know the most basic things (about something). Bill can't do it. He doesn't even know his ABCs. You can't expect to write a letter when you don't even know your ABCs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Manel	-	Catalan
I'timad	-	Arabic
Lestari	les-TAH-ree	Indonesian
Atanasija	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Dederick	-	English (Archaic)
Tau	-	Southern African, Tswana, Sotho