nice knowing you
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8.0
- idiom
:
ha sido un placer conocerte
- It's been really nice knowing you, Daffy.
Now when your costs are higher than your revenue, nighty night, it's been nice knowing you.
- Now when your costs are higher than your revenue, nighty night, it's been nice knowing you.
Examples
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Well, it's nice knowing you, all right?
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It was nice knowing you, Elliot.
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- Been nice knowing you.
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-It was very nice knowing you.
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Well, it's been nice knowing you.
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It's been nice knowing you.
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It was nice knowing you!
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It was nice knowing you.
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Nice knowing you, kid.
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It's been a pleasure; nice knowing you.
Synonyms
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1.0
Words people say when they leave each other
∞
1.0
A way to say goodbye and wish someone a nice night before sleep
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1.0
A short word or action people use when they leave each other
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1.1
A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving
199
1.9
A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well
165
1.0
A polite greeting or farewell used in the evening
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1.0
A polite or formal way to say goodbye when parting
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4.4
Words or actions people use when they leave each other
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8.5
A casual way to say hello or goodbye in Italy
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8.9
A friendly way to say goodbye
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6.3
Wish someone a nice day or a good time as a friendly goodbye
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1.0
To wish someone a good night before they go to sleep
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3.0
A short phrase people say when they leave each other
A friendly informal word used to thank someone, say goodbye, and to make a toast before drinking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is essentially compositional: 'nice' modifies the gerund phrase 'knowing you' (i.e. 'it was pleasant to have known you'), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer a polite farewell meaning. Though it is a conventionalized farewell formula and can be used sarcastically, its core positive, parting sense is directly derivable from the parts and parallels constructions in many languages, making it accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Nice knowing you comes from the simple image of someone who has spent time with another person saying 'it was nice to have known you' as they leave. Saying knowing points to that past time together and you is the person, so the phrase became a polite 'goodbye' often used when you expect not to see someone again.