"back of your hand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 了如指掌

Definition

如果你对某事了如指掌，表示你非常了解，非常熟悉，通常因为经常接触或使用它。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达属于口语表达，用于表示你非常熟悉某件事，例如：'我对这条路了如指掌。' 不用于正式场合，多用于日常交流。

Examples

I know this neighborhood like the back of my hand.

我对这个小区**了如指掌**。

She knows the rules like the back of her hand.

她对这些规则**了如指掌**。

My dad knows this road like the back of his hand.

我爸爸对这条路**了如指掌**。

Ask Lisa, she knows the train schedule like the back of her hand.

问丽莎吧，她对火车时刻表**了如指掌**。

After ten years working there, he knows the office like the back of his hand.

在那里工作了十年后，他对办公室**了如指掌**。

I could get home with my eyes closed—I know this route like the back of my hand.

我闭着眼都能回家—我对这条路线**了如指掌**。