ne pas être sans savoir
French
Etymology
Literally, "to not be without knowing".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə sɑ̃ sa.vwaʁ/
Verb
ne pas être sans savoir
- to know full well, to know very well
Usage notes
The alternative form ne pas être sans ignorer, literally "to not be without not knowing" (i.e. "not to know") is a frequent mistake, typologically similar to could care less for couldn't care less.