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Phrase(s): How will I recognize you? [and] How will I know you?
a question asked by one of two people who have agreed to meet for the first time in a large busy place. • Tom: Okay, I’ll meet you at the west door of the station. Mary: Fine. How will I recognize you? Tom: I’ll be wearing dark glasses. • Bill: I’ll meet you at six. How will I recognize you? Mary: I’ll be carrying a brown umbrella.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs