"tener buenas aldabas" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: tengo buenas aldabas [first-person, present, singular], tuve buenas aldabas [first-person, preterite, singular], tenido buenas aldabas [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to have good door-knockers”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to have good door-knockers}} “to have good door-knockers”, {{lit|to have good door-knockers}} Literally, “to have good door-knockers” Head templates: {{es-verb|tener<> buenas aldabas}} tener buenas aldabas (first-person singular present tengo buenas aldabas, first-person singular preterite tuve buenas aldabas, past participle tenido buenas aldabas)
  1. (idiomatic) to have friends in high places Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: tener buenas agarraderas, tener buenas amarras
    Sense id: en-tener_buenas_aldabas-es-verb-2BUHMCEB Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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