Idiom: Familiar with — having some knowledge or experience regarding something.
The phrase describes a state of awareness or understanding of a person, place, concept, or situation. It implies a level of acquaintance that comes from experience or prior exposure rather than deep expertise.
We are familiar with the situation.
I'm not very familiar with that area.
These examples show both confident and limited understanding depending on the context of use.
Author’s summary:
The phrase familiar with means having partial knowledge or experience of something, often based on prior exposure rather than full expertise.