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.

Examples of know different/otherwise in a Sentence

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All of them know different things from you and have a different lens inside of the organization. —Alisa Cohn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Only Paul, Lydia and Paul’s ne’er-do-well brother Mikey (Denis Leary) know otherwise. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024

Groups of attendees were placed together to get to know different bartenders and try a new cocktail or spirit every 15 minutes. —Shayna Conde, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024

If everything has been so serious, a period of relaxation is okay to get to know different people and never know what might come of it. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 June 2024

Every day is just about learning more and getting to know different people in the industry and networking — just developing my career and my name. —Spin Contributor, Spin, 17 Aug. 2023

In fact, the Afrobeats star is early, to the pleasant surprise of his fans who know otherwise. —Tariro Mzezewa, Vulture, 12 July 2023

Africatown neighborhood know otherwise: Human trafficking continued for decades more. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2022

Each group wants to know different things, so don’t make the mistake of using a one-size-fits-all policy when reaching out. —Michelle Bank, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021