have something under your belt

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
Main entry: belt

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have sth under your ˈbelt idiom
(informal) to have already achieved or obtained sth

She already has a couple of good wins under her belt.

Main entry:beltidiom

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