know different

Related to know different: know otherwise

know different

To understand or be certain that a particular opinion is unfounded or incorrect. There's a common perception that being a stay-at-home parent is the easy option, but I know different.
See also: different, know
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

know ˈdifferent/ˈotherwise

(informal) have more information about something: She thought he was upset about the divorce, but I knew different.
See also: different, know, otherwise
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • know different/otherwise
  • know otherwise
  • otherwise
  • stay-at-home dad
  • stay-at-home mom
  • wear several hats
  • SAHD
  • SAHM
  • wear two hats
  • wear two hats (more than one hat), to
References in periodicals archive
tourists spent much money to know different cultures.
"She got to know different kinds of people very well, which I think stemmed from her time in the entertainment industry."
Until reading this article I just assumed I would need to buy a used bow, now I know different. Thanks for a great article and a great magazine.
Those involved in the judicial and legal systems may see Goldstraw's conviction and sentence as a type of justice, but people living out in the real world know different. Many ordinary people live from day to day in a society where law and order is becoming a complete and utter elusion.
Don't think Sabbath tickets ever cost that much -unless you know different.
Did you know different bug names make different rhythms?
"And you don't have to know different keystroke commands and palettes for each of the products."
"Different people know different things about the consequences of social policies, and to make good decisions, we have to pull all that information together," Hanson says.
But we know different. It's when we choose to be free.
The more you try to know different cultures, the better you check your own culture.
Fully serious, these performers continued to the end, ignoring the squeals and yelps of delight from the crowd, many of whom know different ways of expressing sexual imagery and virility in their own dance cultures.
I decided to participate in the program because I wanted to expand my knowledge and get to know different people.
You say these pleasant and comforting" comments even though you may very well know different. It's the same thing when you are terminated from a position.
In a statement to KUNA, Al-Faraj said that such cultural initiative would enable visitors to know different cultures from around the world.
He added, 'The market allows visitors to know different types of honey such as Sidr honey, wild honey and Al Sumar.