(birşeyin) kitabını yazmak
English translation: I wrote the book on that!
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| 15:55 Nov 5, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Mehmet Hascan Ireland Local time: 08:09 | ||||
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22 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to set the rules of (something) Explanation: birşeyin kitabını yazmak → to master, start, initiate something, but with the limited text given, "to set the rules of (something)" might be fine and hopefully acceptable. http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&sa... |
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43 mins confidence: 
... forgot more than ... know Explanation: That's an idiomatic expression (half slang). So maybe it is time to remember the song by Bob Dylan: "I forgot more than you'll ever know." :) |
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53 mins confidence:
know all the angles (of something) Explanation: to know all the tricks and artifice of dealing with someone or something. NTC's Dictionary of American slang. |
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3 hrs confidence:
to know all the ropes Explanation: know the ropes, Informal. to understand or be familiar with the particulars of a subject or business know the ropes, bir işi çok iyi bilmek Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/en:know%20the%20ropes |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4I wrote the book on that! Explanation: Kaynak : İngilizce Günlük İfadeler Sözlüğü / [Richard A. Spears, Betty Birner, Steven Kleindler] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-05 17:03:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q="I wrote the book on tha... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-05 17:04:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I wrote the book on that! = Ben onun kitabını yazdım! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-05 17:05:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Diğer alternatifler : 1 - know sth backwards British & Australian, American know sth backwards and forwards if you know a subject or a piece of writing backwards, you know it very well 2 - know sth back to front (ALSO know sth backwards) INFORMAL to have very good and detailed knowledge of something 3 - know your onions British & Australian, humorous to know a lot about a particular subject -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-05 17:07:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 4 - I know all the tricks of the trade! http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q="I know all the tricks o... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2007-11-06 09:35:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- evet kesinlikle aynı anlamda kullanılmış. |
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