down pat
Example Sentences
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He had a string of one-liners down pat, a deep mine of anecdotes ready to roll out at any given moment, and a sureness of just how fortunate he had been to stumble on snooker.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Fans would have been forgiven if they didn’t have the lyrics to the new tune down pat but, boy, did they.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
He seems to have his writing formula down pat, and the cozy-mystery factor is turned up to 11 with a Christmastime setting.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
While Polybee and Arugga claim they’ve got the tomato pollination game down pat, they’re still working on modifying their products to work with other types of plants.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 17, 2023
He just couldn’t imagine a way to correctly predict the other Katherines without screwing up the ones he’d already gotten down pat.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
