know (one's) onions
know (one's) onions
To be very knowledgeable or skilled in some area. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I think Nicole is our best candidate for the job—when it comes to corporate accounting, she really knows her onions.
See also: know, onion
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
know your onions
BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you know your onions, you know a lot about a particular subject. She really knows her onions in the historical field. Note: This may derive from the rhyming slang `onion rings', meaning `things'.
See also: know, onion
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
know your onions
be fully knowledgeable about something. informalOnions is perhaps short for rhyming slang onion rings , meaning ‘things’. The phrase dates from the 1920s.
See also: know, onion
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- know your onions
- know your stuff
- know one's stuff
- know stuff
- know (one's) stuff
- have a good command of
- have a good command of (something)
- know about
- know about (someone or something)
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