a passing acquaintance with someone

a passing acquaintance with (someone or something)

A very limited knowledge of or familiarity with a given person or thing. I'll help you as best I can, but I only have a passing acquaintance with property laws. I have a passing acquaintance with him, but I wouldn't feel comfortable asking him to help me on this project.

a passing acquaintance with someone

If you have a passing acquaintance with someone, you know them slightly. To those with only a passing acquaintance he is charming and engaging. Note: You can also say that you have a nodding acquaintance with someone. And of course, he can now claim — after his first summit as head of government — more than a nodding acquaintance with his fellow leaders. Note: You can call a person a passing acquaintance or a nodding acquaintance if you know them slightly. He was no more than a passing acquaintance of Wright.

See also: acquaintance, passing, someone

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

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a passing acquaintance with (someone or something)
a passing acquaintance with something
acquaintance
a nodding acquaintance
a nodding acquaintance with (someone or something)
nodding acquaintance
nodding acquaintance, a
passing
have a working knowledge of (something)
have a working knowledge of something

词组	a passing acquaintance with someone
释义	a passing acquaintance with someone a passing acquaintance with (someone or something) A very limited knowledge of or familiarity with a given person or thing. I'll help you as best I can, but I only have a passing acquaintance with property laws. I have a passing acquaintance with him, but I wouldn't feel comfortable asking him to help me on this project. See also: acquaintance, passing Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a passing acquaintance with someone If you have a passing acquaintance with someone, you know them slightly. To those with only a passing acquaintance he is charming and engaging. Note: You can also say that you have a nodding acquaintance with someone. And of course, he can now claim — after his first summit as head of government — more than a nodding acquaintance with his fellow leaders. Note: You can call a person a passing acquaintance or a nodding acquaintance if you know them slightly. He was no more than a passing acquaintance of Wright. See also: acquaintance, passing, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: a passing acquaintance with (someone or something) a passing acquaintance with something acquaintance a nodding acquaintance a nodding acquaintance with (someone or something) nodding acquaintance nodding acquaintance, a passing have a working knowledge of (something) have a working knowledge of something
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