down pat
не працює, знижений, зламаний
снижающийся, лежащий
unten
Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understoodThoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered.
» You've got that down pat.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered.
to have … down pat
understood perfectly
Examples
2 sentencesYou've got that down pat.
He's got the new technique down pat.
Origin
Unknown, but clearly related to pat (“suitable, fitting”, adjective) and pat (adverb); posUnknown, but clearly related to pat (“suitable, fitting”, adjective) and pat (adverb); possibly related to pat (“light tap”) in the sense of hitting the mark.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.