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Could you please tell me which one is correct? #268

  • arup
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I come across a sentence from a book."She knows a thing or two about Italian". There are a few guesses on the meaning. Could you please tell me which one is correct?
1.She knows a little bit about Italian language.
2.She is quite good in Italian language.
3. She knows quite well about the Italian culture.
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Could you please tell me which one is correct? #269

  • cbre
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"A thing or two" means some matters, facts or information. If someone " knows a thing or two", they have some knowledge about something, but they don't have in-depth knowledge.
Here's an example sentence:
Why don't you ask Andrew about it? He knows a thing or two about (= has some knowledge of ) Computers.
Your definition 1is the closest meaning to the original sentence.
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