saber de qué pie cojea

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “know which foot someone limps”.

Verb

saber de qué pie cojea

(idiomatic) to know one's ideology; to know one's weaknesses

Further reading

“saber de qué pie cojea alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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