han vet ikke mer enn katten

English translation: He hasn't got a clue / he doesn't know a thing

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Norwegian term or phrase:han vet ikke mer enn katten
English translation:He hasn't got a clue / he doesn't know a thing
Entered by: Daphne Theodoraki

13:44 Jul 16, 2001
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Norwegian term or phrase: han vet ikke mer enn katten
not sure what this means...someone sent it to me
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He hasn't got a clue / he doesn't know a thing
Explanation:
Literally, your sentence is as follows: He doesn't know more than the cat
meaning, "he doesn't know a thing", "he has no idea".
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Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 03:40
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na +1He hasn't got a clue / he doesn't know a thing
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6 mins peer agreement (net): +1
He hasn't got a clue / he doesn't know a thing


Explanation:
Literally, your sentence is as follows: He doesn't know more than the cat
meaning, "he doesn't know a thing", "he has no idea".

Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in pair: 36

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