be no stranger to

English

Verb

be no stranger to (third-person singular simple present is no stranger to, present participle being no stranger to, simple past was no stranger to, past participle been no stranger to)

  1. To be familiar with due to past experience.
    The dentist is no stranger to ill-behaved patients.
    • 1987, Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up:
      We're no strangers to love; you know the rules and so do I.
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