down cold, have



down cold, have

Learn or accomplish perfectly. For example, I have this song down cold. The slangy use of cold for "completely" dates from the late 1800s and the phrase itself from about 1900.
See also: down, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TheseusTHEE-see-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Gabriele (1)gah-BRYE-leItalian
Parvana-Azerbaijani, Persian
Esaias-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
DahliaDAL-yəEnglish (Modern)
Dominikadaw-mee-NEE-kah (Polish)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish