under one's belt

Experienced or achieved, as in Once a medical student has anatomy under her belt, she'll have much less to memorize. This metaphoric expression likens food that has been consumed to an experience that has been digested. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikanor	-	Ancient Greek
Ortega	[ɔ:'teigə]
ÖDi	-	Hungarian
Misha	-	Russian
Mtendere	mten-DAY-ray	Southern African, Chewa
ŠImon	-	Czech, Slovak