thing or two

Quite a lot, as in You can count on Bob to tell you a thing or two about Iran. This term is nearly always an understatement. [Mid-1800s] Also see under know all the answers.

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Jon Hamm, “Your Friends and Neighbors” “Adam Scott embodies the mental anguish and rage of a loyal worker who uncovers the evil intentions of his billionaire employer. On the flip side, aspiring Machiavellian power brokers could learn a thing or two from Mark Rylance’s nuanced performance as Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s brilliant and conniving chief minister.”

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The band is prominently arrayed on the box-like set, pounding out country-rock numbers that know a thing or two about hard living.

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The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.

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That's why I think she could learn a thing or two from her father-in-law.

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So, let me tell Donald Trump a thing or two.

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