How to Pronounce "not know from adam"
expression
NAHT NOH frum AD-um
not-OH from AD-um
Definition
To not know someone at all; to have no knowledge of who they are. Used when you have never met or heard of a person before.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑt/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈædəm
British English
nˈɒt/ /nˈəʊ/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ˈædəm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHT NOH frum AD-um
UK
not-OH from AD-um
Listen in Context
I don't know him from Adam.
She said she doesn't know me from Adam.
My boss wouldn't know me from Adam on the street.
I bumped into someone at the party and honestly, I didn't know him from Adam.