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
Felicius	-	Late Roman
Arastoo	-	Persian
Bassem	-	Arabic
Remigio	re-MEE-jo (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pallas (2)	-	Greek Mythology
Lemuel	['lemjuəl]