Be not to know Definition 1 of 2Pro Tip 1/3Ignorance Innocence Indicates innocence due to a lack of information. He broke the vase but I'm not to know, as I wasn't there. Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Blame Used to express that you can't be blamed for something you were unaware of. I am not to know the rules if they were never explained to me. Pro Tip 3/3Not Expected Stresses that it was not reasonable to expect the person to have the information. As an outsider, I am not to know the family's traditions.