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This idiom suggests that someone is an expert, or vastly experienced, having dealt with a field or activity in all of its aspects. A clear example would be an auto mechanic, who knows how engines perform and also how they are built.

This is comparable to the idiom about familiarity with a location, which is "I know it like the back of my hand."

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