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
Fabijan	FAH-bee-yahn (Croatian)	Croatian, Slovene
SevİNj	-	Azerbaijani
Boipelo	-	Southern African, Tswana
Shulamith	-	Hebrew
KristÍNa	-	Slovak
Ninoslav	-	Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic