Meaning of have fat i den lange ende | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To be right; to be on to; to have a point.
   idiomatic
2. To have the upper hand; to hold the cards.
   idiomatic

Examples

“Then another added that he thought Jesper Kunde 'had a point' (havde fat i den lange ende), but that he was blasphemous all the same, no matter whether what he said was accepted as straightforward or ironic.”

“Louise gik, inden Hamid nåede at svare. Hun vidste, at Kim havde fat i den lange ende. Hun havde selv fået flere hændelser beskrevet af Samras klasselærer, som bekræftede, at det var foregået.”

Louise left before Hamid had a chance to reply. She knew that Kim was right. She herself had had multiple events recounted to her by Samra's homeroom teacher who confirmed that it had been going on.

“... og som under ed modsagde alle de offentlige forsvarstaler, Armstrong nogensinde har holdt; efter at han har fyldt folk med løgn, løgn og atter løgn, er vor generations mest berygtede idrætsudøver godt klar over, at jeg har fat i den lange ende.”

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