zijn pappenheimers kennen
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- zijn Pappenheimers kennen (superseded, archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Calque of German seine Pappenheimer kennen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to know with whom one is dealing, (especially) to know one's people [from late 19th c.]
Usage notes[edit]
The possessive pronoun always agrees with the referent, which is usually the subject.
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of zijn pappenheimers kennen: see kennen.