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have down to a science

have down to a science verb: to know something backwards, to know something inside and out.

Verb

have down to a science (third-person singular simple present has down to a science, present participle having down to a science, simple past and past participle had down to a science)

  1. (transitive) To know something backwards, to know something inside and out.

Forms of have down to a science

third-person singular presenthas down to a science
present participlehaving down to a science
past participlehad down to a science
pasthad down to a science

Questions about have down to a science

What does have down to a science mean?
Have down to a science means to know something backwards, to know something inside and out.
What part of speech is have down to a science?
Have down to a science is a verb.
What is the past tense of have down to a science?
The past tense of have down to a science is had down to a science.

Words near have down to a science in the dictionary

  1. have designs on
  2. have done
  3. have done with
  4. have down
  5. have down as
  6. have down to a science
  7. have drink taken
  8. have ears
  9. have eyes bigger than one's belly
  10. have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  11. have eyes for

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