veta hur en slipsten ska dras
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "to know how a grindstone should be pulled."
Verb edit
veta hur en slipsten ska dras (present vet hur en slipsten ska dras, preterite visste hur en slipsten skulle dras or visste hur en slipsten ska dras, supine vetat hur en slipsten ska dras, imperative vet hur en slipsten ska dras)
- (idiomatic) to know how it's done (know how to do something in order to achieve good results)
- Oroa dig inte! Nisse har varit med förr. Han vet hur en slipsten ska dras.
- Don't worry! Nisse has done this before. He knows how it's done.