know what it means
idiom
: to understand what it is like to do or be something
I know what it means to be poor.
—usually used in negative statementsYou don't know what it means to be truly alone.
—sometimes used in an exaggerated way to make a forceful statementI don't know what it means to surrender!
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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