he had it down pat
1down pat — adjective understood perfectly had his algebra problems down • Syn: ↑down, ↑mastered • Similar to: ↑perfect * * * I down pat (or cold) memorized or mastered perfectly …
2down pat — memorized, just right Flora had her speech down pat. She had practised it many times …
3have down pat — If you memorize or practice something until you know it perfectly or have it exactly right, you have it down pat. I rehearsed my presentation until I had it down pat …
4have something down pat — have (something) down pat to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. Bud had his answers down pat, but he knew there could be some questions on the test that he hadn t thought of …
5have down pat — have (something) down pat to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. Bud had his answers down pat, but he knew there could be some questions on the test that he hadn t thought of …
6have something down pat — have/know sth off ˈpat idiom (BrE) (NAmE have/know sth down ˈpat) to know sth perfectly so that you can repeat it at any time without having to think about it • He had all the answers off pat …
7know something down pat — have/know sth off ˈpat idiom (BrE) (NAmE have/know sth down ˈpat) to know sth perfectly so that you can repeat it at any time without having to think about it • He had all the answers off pat …
8Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …
9Pat Evans — Infobox EastEnders character 2 character name=Pat Evans creator=Tony Holland introducer=Julia Smith actor name=Pam St. Clement Emma Cooke (flashback) years=1986 mdash; first=12 June 1986 classification=Present; regular dob=28 December 1942 status …
10Pat Nixon — Infobox First Lady name = Thelma Pat Nixon birth date = birth date|mf=yes|1912|3|16 birth place = Ely, Nevada, U.S. death date =death date and age|mf=yes|1993|6|22|1912|3|16 death place = Park Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. occupation = First Lady of… …