den Bogen raushaben

to have mastered a skill or gotten the hang of it

Türkçe: bir işin ustası olmak

Noun

Bogen m.

Verb

raushaben

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der erfahrene Koch hat den Bogen raus bei der Zubereitung von Soufflés.

How it is used

Means to have mastered a skill or gotten the hang of it. Colloquial. Use at work: 'Nach drei Monaten habe ich den Bogen raus.' Nuance: implies practical know-how, not theoretical knowledge.

Other verbs that go with Bogen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Bogen spannen (auch fig.)to draw a bow
• den Bogen überspannento go too far or overstep boundaries

All collocations with Bogen