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know sb´s stuff

know sth very well

He's what they call a "policy wonk"
in political circles, meaning he knows his stuff inside and out.  google

This guy really knows his stuff. google

He knows his stuff and he is correct in what he says.  Google

know sth inside out

know every detail of sth

So, practice until you know it inside-out. google

You'll know it's inside-out because it won't roll down the length of the penis easily. google

Also if you've been using a film long enough to know it inside
out you may like to share your tips on exposure, processing or handling.  google

know your onions

know a lot about a particular subject

It is a labour of love, written by a man who knows
his Alps and knows his onions ! Google

So there you go, take some advice
from a man who certainly knows his onions. Google

Any investment broker who knows his
onions will have something nice to say about that!  Google

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learn by rote

učit se nazpaměť, memorovat, bezmyšlenkovitě/mechanicky se učit

No lists of words to learn by rote!

T. Novinger claims that persons in different cultures learn to learn differently: (a) they may learn by rote (b) they may learn by demonstration (c) they may learn by guiding (d) they may learn by doing.

There are certain things you have to learn by rote.

leave school

vyjít ze školy/opustit školu

My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies. BNC

Although he won a place at art college after leaving school, it soon bacame apparent that he couldn´t draw. BNC

You leave school in a few weeks and you´ve got to make yourself a living. BNC

lose/find one´ s tongue

be reticent or silent whenexpected to speak/reply after being reticent or silent

You ask me what I mean by saying I have lost my tongue. Google

 I was shocked, I lost my tongue and my eyes were blind after all I had seen, blind with tears.  Google

I seem to have lost my tongue Or is it my mind? Google

loud and clear

clearly and very definitely

Presenters speak loud and clear all the time. google

Speak loud and clear look at the audience and feel confident. Google

We need to speak loud and clear in such cases. Google

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make a speech

speak formally to an audince on a specific subject

For many people, one of life's terrors is to make a speech. Google

Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people.  Gogle

Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde.  Google

make no mistake

do not be misled by appearances into believing sth that subsequent events or further information will show to be untrue or not the case

Cold Mountain is the twelfth review containing your catch-phrase "make no mistake"! ... I
thought I hadn't reached my yearly allotment of "make no mistake"s yet.  Google

Make no mistake this time.  Google

Make no mistake about it. Google

make progress

move forward; advance further toward success or completion

EU makes progress on the definition of family. Google

UNICEF makes progress in child-soldier demobilisation work. Google

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress,
no matter how slow." -- Plato  Google

make the grade

reach a desired standard in ability, education, social or popular acceptance

Swenson is proud to have made the grade. Google

Atlanta made the grade, with the 5th highest number of well-educated residents in America. Google

 I think I finally made the grade, I've become world's worst on empathy.  Google

much mistaken

greatly mistaken

But unless I am much mistaken, the ingestion of strange materials really is proliferating.  BNCI

Joan's meeting with her Edward will be, unless I am much mistaken, joy indeed!  BNCI

 It's been built over, of course, but that is, unless I'm very much mistaken, the original survey camp.  BNCI

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no man is an island

nobody lives in a complete isolation from other people

No man is an island; no smallholder can possibly find the time or produce all the skills needed for complete self-sufficiency.  BNCI

Since no man is an island it is impossible for him not to `;participate in the Hi sā that the very existence of society involves.';  BNCI

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." -- John Donne  Google

not a word

no mention (to be) made; no informaiton (to be) given

Not a word about how people should have related to me , as a person in my own right.  BNCI

 Paddy drained his glass, and, not a word, Rab almost asleep, his wine untouched, he drained that too.  BNCI

Not a word to anyone, though, mind.' BNCI

not know the meaning of the word

have no understanding, experience

 His visual style is distinctive, but he doesn't know the meaning of the
word subtlety, and a provocative approach turns into overkill. Google

As Elle, the girl who doesn't know the meaning of the word
"can't", Google

She doesn't know the meaning of the word stupid; in fact, she doesn't know
the meaning of a lot of words. Google