know what's what
Example Sentences
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Could be days before we know what’s what.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022
And then how you experience it is you experience it, through symbolism and metaphor, because a lot of the world when you're a kid you don't really know what's what.
From Salon • May 26, 2020
"Future researchers writing the history of Cambodia will not know what's what."
From Fox News • Nov. 17, 2018
You should label every box, bin, or bag so you know what’s what during a move, and the best way to do that is to have plenty of Sharpies on hand.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2018
The Preacher said, “If it was me, I’d circle around and come from the south. You all go look north. I’m not expecting any trouble. These are my woods, I know what’s what out here.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
