It is usually used in a mocking or derogative way. "He says that Steve, of all people, is a complete idiot." "Well it takes one to know one."
Here is another phrase: "He says that Steve, of all people, is a complete idiot." "Well, that's the pot calling the kettle black."
: Two more equivalent phrases:
: "Look who's talking."
: "YOU should talk!"
This is not a phrase we use in English. We say I know where you are coming from, which means "I understand the basis for your opinion or attitude, or the gist of your argument."And we would say I know where you come from, meaning "I am aware of your point of origin or homeland."But the phrase I know from where you are coming is too stilted. No one would ever say it.
Yes, one-on-one is hyphenated. I don't know why, exactly. It just is.
"To know how to do" is one English equivalent of the French phrase savoir faire.Specifically, the infinitive savoir means "to know, to know how." The infinitive faire means "to do, to make." The pronunciation will be "sah-vwahr fehr" in French.
The Winchester Fire Arms Company coined the phrase that one in every million of their lever action rifles were perfect and were often given to great shots during shooting competitions in the 1800's
It came from the Romans and was a particularly brutal gladiator event that ended when one man was left standing.
This is not a phrase we use in English. We say I know where you are coming from, which means "I understand the basis for your opinion or attitude, or the gist of your argument."And we would say I know where you come from, meaning "I am aware of your point of origin or homeland."But the phrase I know from where you are coming is too stilted. No one would ever say it.
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It Takes a Thief - 1968 It Takes One to Know One 1-2 was released on: USA: 16 January 1968
One potential origin is in politics where there is a situation in which one person loses, and therefore the winner takes all the spoils. An example would be a presidential election, where even though some voters may have voted for the loser, the overall victor gets to claim the presidency.
That's evidenced by one of the earliest citations of the phrase in print - Charles Molloy's The Coquet, or, The English Chevalier, 1718: "Tis he! I know him now: I shall jump over the Moon for Joy!"That's evidenced by one of the earliest citations of the phrase in print - Charles Molloy's The Coquet, or, The English Chevalier, 1718:
That should be me is the for me and you i am the one for you
Get Smart - 1965 It Takes One to Know One - 2.16 was released on: USA: 7 January 1967
Get Smart - 1965 It Takes One to Know One 2-16 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp
Yes, one-on-one is hyphenated. I don't know why, exactly. It just is.
Get Smart - 1965 It Takes One to Know One 2-16 was released on: USA: 7 January 1967
Bewitched - 1964 It Takes One to Know One 1-11 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp Australia:G
Because it takes One, to know One, he who believes he knows One, is One.