to have something down pat
01
to know something so perfectly that one can do it at anytime without having to focus or think
Dialect
American
American
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Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
She knows the piano piece down pat; she can play it flawlessly.
After years of practice, he has the presentation down pat and can deliver it without any hesitation.
