onder de knie

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “under the knee”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔn.dər də ˈkni/

Prepositional phrase

onder de knie

  1. (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

Chiefly used with the verbs hebben and krijgen.

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