I know it when I see it
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i-know-it-when-i-see-it-167-18786944
title:
I know it when I see it
text:
The phrase "I know it when I see it" is a colloquial expression by which a speaker attempts to categorize an observable fact or event, although the category is subjective or lacks clearly defined parameters. It has been a common expression since at least the 19th century. A similar phrase appears in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, in which Sherlock Holmes comments on the quality of a portrait by stating "I know what is good when I see it." The phrase was used in 1964 by Unite
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encyclopedia
description:
Colloquial expression
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_it_when_I_see_it
date created:
2006-08-09T19:55:50Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:06:31Z
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