know one's way aroundとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

know one's way around (三人称単数 現在形 knows one's way around, 現在分詞 knowing one's way around, 過去形 knew one's way around, 過去分詞 known one's way around)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To know an area.

   London black cab drivers are obliged to undergo a nearly 3-year-long examination known as the Knowledge to prove that they know their way around the city.

2. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.
   • 1951, Mickey Spillane, One Lonely Night, online preview:

     "Mike's been in on a lot of big stuff, Lee," Pat cut in. "He knows his way around."

   • 1998 Aug. 24, Johanna McGeary et al., "Sifting For Answers," Time:

     But after more than two decades in the FBI's secretive national-security division, she knows her way around terrorism.

   • 2011, W. E. B. Griffin; William E. Butterworth IV, Covert Warriors‎^[1], →ISBN:

     “What I need is either a set of CIA credentials—better yet, a CIA agent who knows his way around and can be trusted to keep his mouth shut.”

   • 2012, Donna Hill, Dare to Dream‎^[2], →ISBN:

     "Nothing like a man who knows his way around a kitchen," Desiree said.

   Joe really knows his way around corn mazes.