but not in the biblical sense
This phrase is an idiom.
If you say you know someone but not in the biblical sense, you mean you have not had sex with them
Usage notes: In the Bible, 'to know' someone meant to have sex with them.
'Did you know her then?' 'Yes, but not in the biblical sense.'
If you say you know someone but not in the biblical sense, you mean you have not had sex with them
Usage notes: In the Bible, 'to know' someone meant to have sex with them.
'Did you know her then?' 'Yes, but not in the biblical sense.'
but not in the biblical sense by lucasizle January 12, 2012
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