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How to Pronounce "back of your hand"

expression

BAK-uhv-YOR-hand, BAK-uhv-YUR-hand
BAK-uhv-YAW-hand

Definition

If you know something like the back of your hand, you know it very well and are very familiar with it, usually because you've spent lots of time with it.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈbæk/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhænd

British English

bˈæk/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈænd

Simplified Pronunciation

US

BAK-uhv-YOR-hand, BAK-uhv-YUR-hand

UK

BAK-uhv-YAW-hand

Listen in Context

I know this neighborhood like the back of my hand.

She knows the rules like the back of her hand.

My dad knows this road like the back of his hand.

Ask Lisa, she knows the train schedule like the back of her hand.