English Explanatory Dictionary

down pat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered.

Pronunciation

en-au-down pat.ogg

Word forms

down pat

Etymology

Unknown, but clearly related to pat (“suitable, fitting”, adjective) and pat (adverb); possibly related to pat (“light tap”) in the sense of hitting the mark.

Synonyms

off pat
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