not know from Adam

not know someone from Adam

Fig. not to know someone by sight at all. I wouldn't recognize John if I saw him up close. I don't know him from Adam. What does she look like? I don't know her from Adam.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dora	DAWR-ə (English), DO-rah (Croatian, Serbian)	English, Dutch, Spanish, Greek, Croatian, Serbian
KaĞAn	-	Turkish
GraÇA	GRA-sə	Portuguese
Trixie	TRIK-see	English
Esteve	-	Catalan
Ilana	-	Hebrew