off-pat
1off pat — WORD PERFECT, by heart, by rote, by memory, parrot fashion. → pat * * * off pat 1. Exactly memorized 2. Pat • • • Main Entry: ↑pat …
2off pat — adjective Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood. Syn: down pat …
3have something off pat — phrase to know something so well that you can say it, perform it etc without thinking about it By the end of the week, I had my part off pat. Thesaurus: to know something or someonesynonym Main entry: pat * * * have/know sth off ˈpat idiom …
4have something off pat — have (something) off pat British, American & Australian, American learn (something) off pat to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. I ve given the same speech so many times I have (= know) it down pat… …
5have off pat — have (something) off pat British, American & Australian, American learn (something) off pat to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. I ve given the same speech so many times I have (= know) it down pat… …
6know something off 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 …
7learn something off pat — learn (something) off pat British, American & Australian, American to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. All the answers he d learned off pat for the interview sounded unconvincing now …
8learn off pat — learn (something) off pat British, American & Australian, American to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it. All the answers he d learned off pat for the interview sounded unconvincing now …
9have something off pat — to know something so well that you can say it, perform it etc without thinking about it By the end of the week, I had my part off pat …
10pat — Ⅰ. pat [1] ► VERB (patted, patting) 1) tap quickly and gently with the flat of the hand. 2) mould or position with gentle taps. ► NOUN 1) an act of patting. 2) a compact …
