know someone

English

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Verb

know someone (third-person singular simple present knows someone, present participle knowing someone, simple past and past participle knew someone)

1. (idiomatic) To have personal or social connections.
   • 1996, The Advocate (number 701, page 14)

     Matsuo admitted to the paper that he told Rana, "I know someone, and the TLC's going to get you." Get him it did.

Translations

have connections

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有關係／有关系 (zh) (yǒu guānxi), 有关系 (zh) (yǒuguānxi)

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• Finnish: olla suhteita
• Russian: please add this translation if you can