under 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- under (one's) belt
- under one's belt
- under your belt
- (one's) day in court
- be in a world of (one's) own
- get into a world of (one's) own
- in a world of (one's) own
- in a world of own
- in one's own world
- live in a world of (one's) own