verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

know the drill

know the drill · knows the drill · knew the drill · known the drill · knowing the drill

To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situationTo be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situation; to be familiar with how something is done.

» You know the drill.

Du kennst den Ablauf ja.

Sie kennen den Ablauf ja.

Du weißt ja, wie es läuft.

Sie wissen ja, wie es läuft.

Ти знаєш, що робити.

Ти знаєш, як це робиться.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic, informal)To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situation; to be familiar with how something is done.
wissen, wie der Hase läuft

Examples

4 sentences

You know the drill.
Ти знаєш, що робити. — deniko
deDu kennst den Ablauf ja. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I know the drill.
Я знаю, як це робиться. — deniko
deIch kenne die Übung schon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom knows the drill.
ruТом знает, что надо делать. — sharptoothed
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He knows the drill.
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Translations

2 languages

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Translations:

Forms

knows the drill, knowing the drill, knew the drill, known the drill

Base form	know the drill · to know the drill
3rd person singular	knows the drill
Present participle	knowing the drill
Past simple	knew the drill
Past participle	known the drill

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	know the drill
he, she, it	knows the drill

Past simpleLesson

all persons

knew the drill

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have known the drill
he, she, it	has known the drill

Future simple (will)Lesson