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have something under your belt — get/have/something under your belt informal phrase to achieve something that is important and useful You need to get a few more qualifications under your belt. Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Ma … Useful english dictionary
belt — belt1 [ belt ] noun count ** 1. ) a narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration: a leather/plastic belt put on/fasten a belt a ) in some types of MARTIAL ART… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
belt — I UK [belt] / US noun [countable] Word forms belt : singular belt plural belts ** 1) a) a narrow piece of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration a leather/plastic belt put… … English dictionary
belt — belt1 W3S2 [belt] n [: Old English;] 1.) a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration ▪ He unbuckled his leather belt. 2.) a large area of land that has particular features or where… … Dictionary of contemporary English
belt — 1 /belt/ noun (C) 1 CLOTHES a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist 2 AREA a large area of land that has particular characteristics: America s farming belt | the commuter belt see also: green belt 3 MACHINE PART a circular… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
under one's belt — If you have something under your belt, you have acquired experience or have satisfactorily achieved something. You ve got to have some work experience under your belt before you can hope to get a permanent job … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
under one's belt — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In your stomach; eaten; or absorbed. * /Once he had a good meal under his belt, the man loosened his tie and fell asleep./ * /Jones is talkative when he has a few drinks under his belt./ 2. In your experience, memory or … Dictionary of American idioms
under one's belt — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In your stomach; eaten; or absorbed. * /Once he had a good meal under his belt, the man loosened his tie and fell asleep./ * /Jones is talkative when he has a few drinks under his belt./ 2. In your experience, memory or … Dictionary of American idioms
belt*/ — [belt] noun [C] I 1) a narrow piece of leather or cloth that you wear around your waist 2) a circular band that turns or moves something in a machine 3) an area of land where there is a particular industry or activity the corn belt[/ex] •… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
under — un|der [ ʌndər ] function word *** Under can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or number): There are piles of books under my desk. The total cost of the project is just under $3 million. The technology has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
