under (one's) belt

1. In one's scope of experience. Once you get a few more major league games under your belt, you'll feel more comfortable.2. Ingested or consumed. He should be less cranky after he gets some food under his belt.See also: belt

*under one's belt

1. Fig. eaten or drunk and in one's stomach. (Fig. on the image of swallowed food ending up under one's belt. *Typically: get something ~; have something ~.) I need to have something filling under my belt. I've had it with just soup. I want to get a nice juicy steak under my belt. 2. Fig. achieved; counted or scored. (Fig. on {2} *Typically: have something ~.) Minnie has over four hundred wins under his belt. This fighter pilot has over 20 kills under his belt. 3. Fig. learned; mastered. (Fig. on {2}. *Typically: get something ~.) Finally, she got good painting techniques under her belt. When I get the right procedures under my belt, I will be more efficient.See also: belt

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] See also: belt

under your belt

COMMON If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved it. He'll need a few more games under his belt before he's ready for international football. Today, with the Nobel Peace Prize under her belt, she is a stateswoman of world renown.See also: belt

under your belt

1 (of food or drink) consumed. 2 safely or satisfactorily achieved, experienced, or acquired.See also: belt

under your ˈbelt

already achieved and so making you feel more confident: With ten years’ experience under his belt, Mark was ready to start his own business.See also: belt

under (one's) belt

In one's possession or experience: "By his mid-teens, Liszt had three years of intensive concertizing under his belt" (Musical Heritage Review).See also: belt

under one's belt

A successful past experience. The term alludes to food that has been consumed, likening it to experience that has been digested. P. G. Wodehouse used it figuratively (Encounter, 1954): “Just as you have got Hamlet and Macbeth under your belt.”See also: belt

单词	under (one's) belt
释义	DictionarySeebelt under (one's) belt under (one's) belt 1. In one's scope of experience. Once you get a few more major league games under your belt, you'll feel more comfortable.2. Ingested or consumed. He should be less cranky after he gets some food under his belt.See also: belt under one's belt 1. Fig.* eaten or drunk and in one's stomach. (Fig. on the image of swallowed food ending up under one's belt. Typically: get* something ~; have something ~.) I need to have something filling under my belt. I've had it with just soup. I want to get a nice juicy steak under my belt. 2. Fig. achieved; counted or scored. (Fig. on {2} Typically: have* something ~.) Minnie has over four hundred wins under his belt. This fighter pilot has over 20 kills under his belt. 3. Fig. learned; mastered. (Fig. on {2}. Typically: get* something ~.) Finally, she got good painting techniques under her belt. When I get the right procedures under my belt, I will be more efficient.See also: belt 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] See also: belt under your belt COMMON If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved it. He'll need a few more games under his belt before he's ready for international football. Today, with the Nobel Peace Prize under her belt, she is a stateswoman of world renown.See also: belt under your belt 1 (of food or drink) consumed. 2 safely or satisfactorily achieved, experienced, or acquired.See also: belt under your ˈbelt already achieved and so making you feel more confident: With ten years’ experience under his belt, Mark was ready to start his own business.See also: belt under (one's) belt In one's possession or experience: "By his mid-teens, Liszt had three years of intensive concertizing under his belt" (Musical Heritage Review).See also: belt under one's belt A successful past experience. The term alludes to food that has been consumed, likening it to experience that has been digested. P. G. Wodehouse used it figuratively (Encounter, 1954): “Just as you have got Hamlet and Macbeth under your belt.”See also: belt
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