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
Mariannamer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Conchobhar-Irish, Irish Mythology
Josephine['dʒəuzifi:n]
Pruitt['pru:it]
GueniÈVre-French
Ildefonso-Spanish