"Saber de qué lado masca la iguana"

[Alexandra13]

Hello all!

Can someone help me with this idiom? I heard it from a Mexican friend of mine, but I don't really understand what he meant. The complete sentence he used was something like:

"Yo si sé de qué lado masca la iguana"

Any idea what it means?

Thanks in advance,
Lexa.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Welcome to the forums, Lexa. :)

"Saber de qué lado masca la iguana" is a colloquial way to say that someone is well informed about something.

He could have said, "yo sí sé muy bien cómo son las cosas".

[Glen]

Welcome to you, Lexa, and hope you enjoy the forums as much as I do. Check out the Idioms section, and add yours to it if you like!

[Alexandra13]

Gracias chicos!