to know one's onion

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• know one's onions — ► know one s onions informal be very knowledgeable. Main Entry: ↑onion …   English terms dictionary

• know one's onions — phrasal : to know one s stuff * * * know one s onions (informal) To know one s subject or job well • • • Main Entry: ↑onion * * * informal be very knowledgeable about something …   Useful english dictionary

• know one's onions — informal be very knowledgeable. → onion …   English new terms dictionary

• onion — ► NOUN ▪ an edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers. ● know one s onions Cf. ↑know one s onions DERIVATIVES oniony adjective. ORIGIN Old French oignon, from Latin unio …   English terms dictionary

• onion — onionlike, adj. oniony, adj. /un yeuhn/, n. 1. a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb. 2. any of certain similar plants. 3. the bulb of the onion plant. 4. the flavor or odor of this bulb. 5.… …   Universalium

• onion — /ˈʌnjən / (say unyuhn) noun 1. a widely cultivated plant of the lily family Allium cepa, having an edible succulent bulb of pungent taste and smell. 2. the bulb. 3. any of the certain plants similar to the onion, as A. fistulosum (Welsh onion). 4 …  

• onion — n. 1 a liliaceous plant, Allium cepa, having a short stem and bearing greenish white flowers. 2 the swollen bulb of this with many concentric skins used in cooking, pickling, etc. Phrases and idioms: know one s onions be fully knowledgeable or… …   Useful english dictionary

• onion — noun 1》 an edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers. 2》 the plant that produces the onion, with spherical heads of greenish white flowers. [Allium cepa.] Phrases know one s onions …   English new terms dictionary

• onion — See: KNOW ONE S WAY AROUND(2) …   Dictionary of American idioms

• onion — See: KNOW ONE S WAY AROUND(2) …   Dictionary of American idioms

• onion — See: know one s way around(2) …   Словарь американских идиом