under one's belt en · ADP
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Opinions vary between: * Comparing the experience and what was learned and gained from it to a meal now eaten and safely stowed away in the stomach. * The effect of a punch below the belt in boxing or other fist fighting.
Meanings
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Already done; within one's experience; practiced.
He got off to a shaky start, but with a few months of experience under his belt, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.
You were fresh off the boat from Virginia / I had a year in New York City under my belt / We met in a dream, we were both nineteen
1998, “Two Little Girls”, in Ani DiFranco (lyrics), Little Plastic Castle, performed by Ani DiFranco:
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Translations (17)
pl na koncie (within one's experience) · cs za sebou (within one's experience) · de (Jahre / Belastungen) auf dem Buckel (within one's experience) · ru за плеча́ми (within one's experience) · he באמתחתו (within one's experience) · pt nas costas (within one's experience) · sv i bagaget (within one's experience) · fi plakkarissa (within one's experience) · fr derrière la cravate (within one's experience) · cmn 在自己以往的經驗中 /在自己以往的经验中 (within one's experience) · fi plakkariin (within one's experience) · de hinter sich (within one's experience) · uk за плеча́ми (within one's experience) · de (Zeugnis) in der Tasche (within one's experience) · es en su haber (within one's experience) · de im Gepäck (within one's experience) · fr à son actif (within one's experience)