know (something) by heart
know (something) by heart
To have learned or memorized something completely. Ask Becky to recite the poem—she knows it by heart. I can't sing that song in front of an audience if I don't know the words by heart!
See also: by, heart, know
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
know something by heart
Fig. to know something perfectly; to have memorized something perfectly. I know my speech by heart. I went over and over it until I knew it by heart.
See also: by, heart, know
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- know by heart
- rote
- by heart
- learn (something) by heart
- learn by heart
- by rote
- commit (something) to memory
- commit to memory
- encyclopedia
- a walking dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.