seine Pappenheimer kennen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the line in Friedrich Schiller's play Wallenstein's Death.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈzaɪ̯nə ˈpapənˌhaɪ̯mɐ ˈkɛnən]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

seine Pappenheimer kennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present kennt seine Pappenheimer, past tense kannte seine Pappenheimer, past participle seine Pappenheimer gekannt, past subjunctive kennte seine Pappenheimer, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to know who one's dealing with

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