Meanings
verbknow every trick in the book (third-person singular simple present knows every trick in the book, present participle knowing every trick in the book, simple past knew every trick in the book, past participle known every trick in the book)
present singular third person knows every trick in the book · participle present knowing every trick in the book · past knew every trick in the book · participle past known every trick in the book
- idiomaticTo know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 瞭如指掌 /了如指掌
- 瞭如指掌 /了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)know all there is to be known about a certain discipline
Finnish tuntea kaikki metkut
- tuntea kaikki metkutknow all there is to be known about a certain discipline
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