Idioms with ‘KNOW’ (with printable worksheet)

For B2, C1 learners

Use these words to complete the expressions with ‘know’.

before    drill    full    going    half    heart    inside   thing

1.I know that poem by _____. We had to learn it at school.

2. Where have you been? You knew _____ well that I wanted you home by ten.

3. Sabrina has lived in Venice all her life so she knows the city _____ out.

4. I’ve had so much to do this week I don’t know whether I’m coming or _____.

5. The holidays will be here _____ you know it.

6. Come on kids, you know the _____. Before you go to school you have to wash your face and brush your teeth.

7. You’re going to a bar to meet a guy you just met on the internet? On your own? No way! You don’t know the first _____ about him!

8. A: “I’ve heard the new boss is a bit arrogant.” B: “You don’t know the _____ of it!”


Answers

1. heart
2. full
3. inside
4. going
5. before
6. drill
7. thing (NB: This idiom is always used in the negative. You can’t say “I know the first thing about Greek literature”)
8. half (NB: This idiom is also only used in the negative.)

Exercises on Idioms