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Hasibul Alam Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

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We had the routine down pat by this timeI cannot understand the sentence
  

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Hasibul Alam We had the routine down pat by this time. ~ By this time we knew the procedure thoroughly. ~ We had now finally mastered the process.

— CalifJim

  • Hasibul Alam We had the routine down pat by this time.
  • ~ By this time we knew the procedure thoroughly.
  • ~ We had now finally mastered the process.
  • down pat = thoroughly mastered; memorized Do you sometimes wish you had English grammar down pat?
  • CJ
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Hasibul AlamWe had the routine down pat by this time.

~ By this time we knew the procedure thoroughly.
~ We had now finally mastered the process.

down pat = thoroughly mastered; memorized

Do you sometimes wish you had English grammar down pat?

CJ

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