veta hur en slipsten ska dras

Swedish

Alternative forms

• veta hur slipstenen ska dras

Etymology

Literally, "to know how a grindstone should be pulled."

Verb

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)

1. (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.

References

• slipsten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slipsten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)