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
Hirshel	-	Yiddish
Zelda (2)	ZEL-də	English
Tahmuras	-	Persian Mythology
Vivien	['viviən]
Kanon	kah-non	Japanese
Angharad	-	Welsh, Welsh Mythology