Etymology
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Literally, “under the knee”.
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
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onder de knie
- (idiomatic) learned, mastered, (having something) down
Na 30 rijlessen heb ik eindelijk autorijden onder de knie.- After 30 driving lessons, I finally have a handle on driving a car.
Usage notes
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Chiefly used with the verbs hebben and krijgen.