单词 | down cold |
释义 | > as lemmasdown cold P8. U.S. down cold: memorized or mastered perfectly. Often in to have (also to get) (something) down cold: to learn or master (a subject, skill, etc.) perfectly; to be able to recite or perform readily and faultlessly from memory.Cf. to have (a story, routine, etc.) (off, down) pat at pat adv.1 and adj. Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1932 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 23 Jan. 2/5 I made my young visitor promise..that he would set about getting world geography down cold. 1967 Independent (Pasadena, Calif.) 21 Mar. 6/1 I've never been able to get that sweeping entrance down cold. 1993 L. Chunovic Chris-in-the-Morning 51 It's to be expected that Chris..is a little hazy on algebra, but you can bet he's got the Superstring Theory down cold. 2014 M. Copeland Life in Motion 31 I was determined that the team would have the steps down cold. < as lemmas |
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