Er weiss ein Lied davon zu singen. - He can tell you a thing or two about it.
zB: Mit unartigen Schuelern ins Ausland zu fahren, ist wirklich keine Freude. Frag mal den Franzoesischlehrer - er weiss ein Lied davon zu singen.
auf Englisch: It's no joy at all going abroad with badly behaved pupils. Ask the French teacher - he can tell you a thing or two about it.
Origin: Old German folk songs usually had an unhappy ending. Hence idioms containing the word "Lied" are associated with an unhappy outcome.
(from the Guide to German Idioms by JP Lupson)
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