have something down to a fine art

have (something) down to a fine art

To do something well or efficiently, typically due to one's experience at it. I'm a working mom of three, so I've got lunch-making down to a fine art—I put out all the pieces of bread, add jelly to each one, and then do the same with peanut butter.

have something down to a fine art

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

have got something down to a fine art

BRITISH

If you have an activity down to a fine art, you know the best way of doing it because you have done it a lot. They've got fruit retailing down to a fine art. You can be sure that your pears will ripen in a day. Shopping for food is the biggest problem, though she has it down to a fine art. `I go to the cheapest shops and buy only frozen or canned goods'.

See also: art, down, fine, have, something

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

have (or get) something down to a fine art

achieve a high level of skill, facility, or accomplishment in some activity through experience.

See also: art, down, fine, have, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

have something down to a fine ˈart

(informal, often humorous) learn through experience how to do something perfectly: I found it difficult to organize the timetables at first, but now I’ve got it down to a fine art. She has complaining in restaurants down to a fine art! Head waiters are terrified of her.

See also: art, down, fine, have, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

have (something) down to a fine art
have (something) down to a T
have down to a T
have (something) off to a fine art
bio mom
funeral
be (someone's) funeral
it's someone's funeral
like a well-oiled machine
a well-oiled machine

词组	have something down to a fine art
释义	have something down to a fine art have (something) down to a fine art To do something well or efficiently, typically due to one's experience at it. I'm a working mom of three, so I've got lunch-making down to a fine art—I put out all the pieces of bread, add jelly to each one, and then do the same with peanut butter. See also: art, down, fine, have Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. have something down to a fine art BRITISH, AMERICAN or have got something down to a fine art BRITISH If you have an activity down to a fine art, you know the best way of doing it because you have done it a lot. They've got fruit retailing down to a fine art. You can be sure that your pears will ripen in a day. Shopping for food is the biggest problem, though she has it down to a fine art. `I go to the cheapest shops and buy only frozen or canned goods'. See also: art, down, fine, have, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. have (or get) something down to a fine art achieve a high level of skill, facility, or accomplishment in some activity through experience. See also: art, down, fine, have, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary have something down to a fine ˈart (informal, often humorous) learn through experience how to do something perfectly: I found it difficult to organize the timetables at first, but now I’ve got it down to a fine art. She has complaining in restaurants down to a fine art! Head waiters are terrified of her. See also: art, down, fine, have, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: have (something) down to a fine art have (something) down to a T have down to a T have (something) off to a fine art bio mom funeral be (someone's) funeral it's someone's funeral like a well-oiled machine a well-oiled machine
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