know different/otherwise

idiom

: to know that something that people think or say is true is not really true
She says she has no money but I know different/otherwise.

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“Know different/otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know%20different%2Fotherwise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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