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
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Jung-Hee	jung-hee	Korean
Haul	-	Welsh
Manu (2)	MAH-noo (Finnish)	French, Spanish, German, Finnish
Vladimir	vlah-DEE-meer (Russian), VLAH-dee-meer (Croatian)	Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Henry	['henri:]