kunna slå sig i backen på

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Swedish

Verb

kunna slå sig i backen (present kan slå sig i backen på, preterite kunde slå sig i backen på, supine kunnat slå sig i backen på)

  1. (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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