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Swedish
Verb
kunna slå sig i backen på (present kan slå sig i backen på, preterite kunde slå sig i backen på, supine kunnat slå sig i backen på)
- (idiomatic, colloquial) to be able to be sure of
Är det gratis kan du slå dig i backen på på att kön är lång- If it's free, you can bet your sweet life the queue will be long
Hans kompis som utförde den andra reparationen är visst en bedragare också. Det kunde man ju slå sig i backen på.- His friend who carried out the second repair is apparently a swindler too. So damn predictable ("One was able to be sure of that").
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