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Maeve Y Pham
2021-06-22 10:06
Know only too well verb phrase
To have experience and understand of how bad or unplesant something is
We both know only too well how difficult to take care of three children at the same time.
She knows only too well what we are facing.
I know the rules only too well. It seems hard for most beginners.
To want more and more when somebody's already got all what they need
Know a lot about something
A subject one knows a lot about, or likes a lot
Someone or something is in a state of suspicion, negativity, or uncertainty, usually because something else bad happened before.
A noun or pronoun can be placed between "know" and "only".
The origin of this expression is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
Said when you are frightened to do something again because you had an unpleasant experience doing it the first time
After being cheated by her husband, Jane loses her belief on marriage and doesn't want to start any new relationship - a scalded dog fears cold water.
