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
James	[dʒeimz]
Ruzha	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Lakeisha	lə-KEE-shə	African American
Daveth	-	Cornish
Konrad	KAWN-raht (German, Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Slovene
SÉBastienne	-	French