Question

in_the_loop_420 to be unable to recognize someone because the person is a stranger

Accepted Answer

KNOW (SOMEONE) FROM ADAM, NOT Who is that speaking at the podium? Is it the chairman? I don’t know him from Adam.A strange woman approached us at the train station. I assumed that she was Mrs. Smith, whom we were supposed to meet, but it was hard to tell since we didn’t know Mrs. Smith from Adam.

Id	in_the_loop_420
Idiom	KNOW (SOMEONE) FROM ADAM, NOT
Definition	to be unable to recognize someone because the person is a stranger
Examples	Who is that speaking at the podium? Is it the chairman? I don’t know him from Adam. A strange woman approached us at the train station. I assumed that she was Mrs. Smith, whom we were supposed to meet, but it was hard to tell since we didn’t know Mrs. Smith from Adam.

I Adam Mrs Loop Unable Recognize Person Stranger