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having down to a science

having down to a science is the present participle and gerund of have down to a science.

Meaning of have down to a science

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.

Questions about having down to a science

What is having down to a science the present participle and gerund of?
Having down to a science is the present participle and gerund of have down to a science.

Words near having down to a science in the dictionary

  1. having butterflies in one's stomach
  2. having designs on
  3. having done with
  4. having down
  5. having down as
  6. having down to a science
  7. having drink taken
  8. having ears
  9. having eyes bigger than one's stomach
  10. having eyes for
  11. having eyes in the back of one's head

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