tu t'y

you ... at it

→ tu

phrase Uncommon #11,395

you ... at it This is not a fixed expression by itself; its meaning depends on the verb that follows it. For example, tu t'y prends means “you go about it,” tu t'y mets means “you get to it,” and tu t'y connais means “you know about it.”

FR: Tu t'y connais en musique, toi ?

EN: Do you know much about music?

Je t'envoie cette phrase quand tu t'y attends le moins.

I’m sending you this sentence when you least expect it.

Comment tu t'y prends ?

How do you do it?

Tu t'y connais en champignons.

You know a lot about mushrooms.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Tu t'y prends comment pour nous faire descendre ?

How are you planning to get us down?

— La Haine (1995)

Tu t'y feras petit à petit.

You'll get used to it little by little.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Lucas, tu t'y connais sur l'IA ?

Lucas, do you know much about AI?

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tu t'y connais ?

Do you know anything about it?

Tu t'y connais en plantes ?

Do you know much about plants?

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Quelle que soit la manière dont tu t'y prends, le résultat sera le même.

However you go about it, the result will be the same.

Mais dis donc, tu t'y connais.

Well, look at you—you know your stuff.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Non, tu t'y mets aussi ?

No, are you joining in too?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Je m'y rendrai si tu t'y rends.

I'll go there if you go there.

Tu t'y feras.

You'll get used to it.

Il faudra que tu t'y fasses.

You'll have to get used to it.

Tu t'y crois toi.

You really think you're something, don't you?

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Une seule fois, et tu t'y accroches pour souffrir !

Just once, and you cling to it so you can suffer!

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Tu t'y connais en romans, toi ?

You know a thing or two about novels, don't you?

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Max prétend que tu t'y connais.

Max claims you know your stuff.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

On dit que tu t'y connais, en vin.

They say you know a thing or two about wine.

Tu t'y connais en camping.

You know a lot about camping.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Tu t'y mets aussi ?

Are you going to join in too?

Ça dépend de comment tu t'y prends.

It depends on how you go about it.

Faut que tu t'y fasses.

You have to get used to it.

Tu t'y connais en électricité ?

Do you know anything about electricity?