know onions



know your onions

  (British & Australian humorous)
to know a lot about a particular subject That car salesman certainly knew his onions, didn't he?
See also: know, onion

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AlastrÍOnaal-as-TREE-naIrish
MaunuMOW-nooFinnish
StarlaSTAHR-ləEnglish
Bine-Danish
KukkaKOOK-kahFinnish
HendrikHEN-drik (Dutch, German)Dutch, German, Estonian