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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Under belts

Hi.
What's the difference between people with several years' experience under their belts and people with several years' experience not under their belts ?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

The second makes little sense.

— Fivejedjon

  • The second makes little sense.
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The second makes little sense.
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fivejedjonThe second makes little sense.
Why not? if it is for 'not under their belts' part, I was joking; Just omit it or replace it with any expression that makes sense.
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Soheil, you asked me to comment on this, but I am not sure I understand what you are really asking. Do you want to know the extra meaning supplied by the phrase "under their belts"? Is that it?
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Yes. Is it added out of a need? or just for making fun? What if we replace it with 'up their sleeves' or a similar expression?
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It's a stock expression used in association with "experience" or similar. It's not humorous. It doesn't add a tremendous amount of extra meaning, just reinforces the idea that the person has accumulated experience. "up their sleeves" doesn't sound right with "experience".
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