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
Aniela	ahn-YE-lah	Polish
Cearbhall	-	Irish
Africa (1)	AF-ri-kə	African American (Rare)
Honorine	-	French
DaphnÉ	-	French
Norina	-	Italian