saber de qué pie cojea

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “know which foot someone limps”.

Verb

saber de qué pie cojea

1. (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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10