"know the drill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows the drill [present, singular, third-person], knowing the drill [participle, present], knew the drill [past], known the drill [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> the drill}} know the drill (third-person singular simple present knows the drill, present participle knowing the drill, simple past knew the drill, past participle known the drill)
  1. (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. Tags: idiomatic, informal Related terms: know the score Translations (Translations): wissen, wie der Hase läuft (German)
    Sense id: en-know_the_drill-en-verb-gwBZXaAe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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