- not know which end is up
- not know which end is upInf. not to be alert and knowledgeable. •
Don't try to hustle me, sister. You think I don't know which end is up?
•Poor Jed doesn't even know which end is up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
not know which end is up
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