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
Julijana-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Naila-Arabic
Momokamo-mo-kahJapanese
Timothea-Ancient Greek, Greek
Chinonso-Western African, Igbo
Tamaya-Native American, Quechua