not know someone from Adam not know or be completely unable to recognize the person in question. informal
the old Adam unregenerate human nature.
☞ In Christian symbolism, the old Adam represents sinful humanity as contrasted with the second Adam, Jesus Christ.
1993Outdoor Canada It is the Old Adam in us. We are descendants of a long line of dirt farmers, sheepherders…and so forth.
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