idioms

Hi
I would like to know what following idioms mean:

know for a fact
know by rote
know down to the ground
know a hawk from a handsaw
know when to stop

thank you

[Marylin]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi
I would like to know what following idioms mean:

know for a fact
know by rote
know down to the ground
know a hawk from a handsaw
know when to stop

thank you

know for a fact - you know something to be a fact, something did happen.

know by rote...????? I have no clue.

know down to the ground

know every aspect, know all the ins and outs, know something well, be very familiar with something.

know a hawk from a handsaw - know which is which, know what is what ( taken from Hamlet).


know when to stop - means exactly what it says...know your limit, know when to say enough is enough without going overboard, know when to draw the line.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi
I would like to know what following idioms mean:

know for a fact
know by rote
know down to the ground
know a hawk from a handsaw
know when to stop

thank you

When one learns by rote, one learns something by repetition and by memorising. I would guess the expression "know by rote" indicates the end product of the learning by rote.