Idioms · Proverb Hunter

Know (something) only too well

To know something very well.I know only too well what will happen if I do not finish my essay on time.

To know in advance that something is going to happen.I knew it was coming when my boss told me that the store would soon close.

To know something thoroughly.I know the history of our city inside out.

To know something well from seeing it often.I know most of the telephone numbers from memory.

To know something perfectly and from memory.I know the poem by heart.

To know something very well.I know the names of the people in my history class backwards and forwards.

To know someone or something very well.I know the material for the exam like the back of my hand.

To know someone or something very well.I know the man like an open book.

To know someone or something very well.I know the personality of my friend like a book.

To know the name and recognize the face of someone or something.I know the professor's name but I do not know him by sight.