know shit from Shinola
Meaning
Verb
- To have the most basic level of intelligence or common sense.
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Origin
- A colloquialism which dates back to the early 1940s in the United States, sometimes ended with "that's why your shoes don't shine". Shinola was a popular brand of shoe polish.
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