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If you have something down pat, you understand it totally. This phrase can be used when you have learned a new skill, or memorized something. You say "I have that down pat," when you are confident that you know it.
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What does it mean distill down?
Distill down, or boil down, as an idiom, means to get to the essence of something, or to simplify it.
What does the idiom 'there there' mean?
It's a nonsense phrase used when someone is upset or sad. You pat them on the back and say "There, there." You can also say "there, there, everything will turn out right."
What does the idiom jumped down your throat mean?
If someone "jumps down your throat" it means they react very angrily about something you said.
What does cop a squat mean?
It means "sit down" in idiom slang. The original phrase was "pop a squat", the word "cop" is a dialect misunderstanding, but now both pop and cop are used in the idiom.
Is the sky is falling down an idiom?
People mean that it is the end of the world/
What does it mean to have something down pat?
''down pat'' means to have something well perfected
What does the idiom down to business mean?
To do work and focus
What does it mean distill down?
Distill down, or boil down, as an idiom, means to get to the essence of something, or to simplify it.
What does the idiom down and down mean?
I've never heard that idiom before. Perhaps you mean DOWN AND OUT, which means that the person is at a low point in their life, that they're poor in every way and not likely to make a success at anything in the near future.
What does the idiom pull a chair up mean?
sit down come over to
What does the idiom when you are feeling down in the mouth mean?
It implies that the corners of your mouth are turned down, which is what can happen if you are sad.
What does zero in mean?
This is an idiom meaning to narrow your focus down. It can also mean to narrow your aim and focus on one thing to hit. Picture the zero as a target and you get the idea of the idiom.
What does the idiom 'there there' mean?
It's a nonsense phrase used when someone is upset or sad. You pat them on the back and say "There, there." You can also say "there, there, everything will turn out right."
What does the idiom jumped down your throat mean?
If someone "jumps down your throat" it means they react very angrily about something you said.
What does the idiom it came down to the wire and we almost missed your flight mean?
The idiom down to the wire means to the very last possible moment. Therefore, the entire phrase would stand to mean that "it went to the very last split second and we almost missed your flight, but made it."
What does the idiom took a seat mean?
The idiom "took a seat" means to sit down or find a place to sit. It is commonly used to describe someone sitting down in a chair, on a bench, or in a designated area for seating.
What does lay on the hay mean?
This is not an idiom. The verb "lay" is the past tense of "lie," and means that whatever or whoever the subject of the sentence may be, they were laying down on top of some hay.
