(one's) ABCs Idiom, Proverb
know one's ABCs
Idiom(s): know one's ABCsTheme: KNOWLEDGE
to know the alphabet; to know the most basic things (about something). (Informal.)
• Bill can't do it. He doesn't even know his ABCs.
• You can't expect to write novels when you don't even know your ABCs.
(one's) ABCs
One's adeptness to bethink or recite the English alphabet. Now I apperceive my ABCs, abutting time won't you sing with me? Has Billy abstruse his ABCs yet?Learn more: ABC
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