know enough to come in out of the rain

know enough to come in out of the rain
{v. phr.} To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. - Usually used in the negative. * /Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain./ * /Sally may look stupid, but she knows enough to come in out of the rain./

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  • know enough to come in out of the rain — {v. phr.} To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative. * /Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain./ * /Sally may look stupid, but she knows… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • know\ enough\ to\ come\ in\ out\ of\ the\ rain — v. phr. To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative. Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain. Sally may look stupid, but she knows enough to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • not know enough to come in out of the rain — Someone who doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain is particularly stupid …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • out of the rain — See: KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of the rain — See: KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out\ of\ the\ rain — See: know enough to come in out of the rain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME EASY GO, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, GET WHAT S COMING TO ONE, HAVE IT COMING, HOW COME also HOW S COME, IF WORST COMES TO WORST, JOHNNY COME LATELY, KNOW ENOUGH TO… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME EASY GO, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, GET WHAT S COMING TO ONE, HAVE IT COMING, HOW COME also HOW S COME, IF WORST COMES TO WORST, JOHNNY COME LATELY, KNOW ENOUGH TO… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come — See: chickens come home to roost, cross a bridge before one comes to it, easy come, easy go, first come, first served, get what s coming to one, have it coming, how come also how s come, if worst comes to worst, Johnny come lately, know enough to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • enough — See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, SURE ENOUGH …   Dictionary of American idioms

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