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- under belt
under belt
*under one's belt
1. Fig. eaten or drunk and in one's stomach. (Fig. on the image of swallowed food ending up under one's belt. *Typically: get something ~; have something ~.) I need to have something filling under my belt. I've had it with just soup. I want to get a nice juicy steak under my belt.
2. Fig. achieved; counted or scored. (Fig. on {2} *Typically: have something ~.) Minnie has over four hundred wins under his belt. This fighter pilot has over 20 kills under his belt.
3. Fig. learned; mastered. (Fig. on {2}. *Typically: get something ~.) Finally, she got good painting techniques under her belt. When I get the right procedures under my belt, I will be more efficient.
under your belt
already achieved or experienced She had fourteen years as a manager under her belt and knew the job as well as anyone. He has several literary awards under his belt.
under your belt
if you have an experience or a qualification under your belt, you have completed it successfully, and it may be useful to you in the future She was a capable individual, with fourteen years as managing director under her belt. He has several major drama awards under his belt.
See tighten belt under (one's) belt
In one's possession or experience: "By his mid-teens, Liszt had three years of intensive concertizing under his belt" (Musical Heritage Review).
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Zuri | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |
Devi | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil |
Kalani | | - | Hawaiian |
Inanna | | i-NAH-na | Near Eastern Mythology |
Deror | | - | Hebrew |
Goibniu | | - | Irish Mythology |