down to a fine art

down to a fine art

Learned, mastered, or understood perfectly, to the point of requiring little or no focus to do, recall, or accomplish. Make sure you practice these equations until you have them down to a fine art. I always get my routine down to a fine art so there won't be any room for error during the performance.
See also: art, down, fine
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • down cold
  • down pat
  • have (something) down cold
  • group
  • a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
  • be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
  • be able to do something in your sleep
  • do (something) blindfolded
  • do blindfolded
  • could (do something) with one hand tied behind (one's) back
References in periodicals archive
WHEN it comes to looking good in the sunshine those Aussies have got it down to a fine WHEN it comes to looking good in the sunshine those Aussies have got it down to a fine art, and few do it better than the Minogue sisters.