have down pat



have something down pat

to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it Bud had his answers down pat, but he knew there could be some questions on the test that he hadn't thought of.
See also: down, have, pat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mali-Thai
MÁRiaMAH-ree-aw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Slovak
Lulu (1)LOO-looGerman
NannieNAN-eeEnglish
Arafat['a:ra:fa:t]
CatherinKATH-ə-rin, KATH-rinEnglish (Rare)