What does phrase ''under his belt'' mean?

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00"under one's belt" 02br
00= safely or satisfactorily achieved, experienced, or acquired, e.g. 'I want to get more experience under my belt'; 'He now has almost a year as president under his belt.' 02br
00= (of food or drink) consumed, e.g. 'Gus already had a large brandy under his belt.' 0-

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01cite10Annvan12cite10From a dictionary: "under one's belt" = safely or satisfactorily achieved, experienced, or acquired, e.g. 'I want to get more experience under my belt'; 10'He now has almost a year as president under his belt.' = (of food or drink) consumed, e.g. 'Gus already had a large brandy under his belt.'12br
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0 Sorry, maybe my layout was confusing. "Under the belt" can have 2 meanings: (1) safely or satisfactorily achieved, experienced or acquired, or (2) - when referring to food or drink - consumed. 0-

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01cite10Jackson661212cite11font10What does phrase 11b11i10under his belt12i12b10 mean?12font12blockquote

10Is 01i00under his belt02i00 an idiomatic phrase? In my opinion it is. 01b01font0

0Yes - it's an idiom. I'm not sure what your question is here? 0-

0As far as I'm concerned, I remember , in the European history, some of the Europeans.. what we call "Bourgeois" had been walking around the malls holding their gold and/or silver coins under the belt... From this context, "under the belt " had meant to be "in the possession."0-

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10As far as I'm concerned, I remember, in the European history, some of the Europeans.. 11u11b10what we call "Bourgeois" had been walking12b12u10 around the malls holding their gold and/or silver coins 11b10under the belt

Sorry I see your old post, but this may help others. Put simply it means something which a person has mastered or achieved. For example I have several computer skills under my belt, means I have achieved competency with those skills.

Another example a football team may have 5 wins under their belt. Which means they've achieved those 5 wins.

Jackson6612 Is under his belt an idiomatic phrase? In my opinion it is. But couldn't we simply call it an idiom?

In these forums, "idiomatic" as an adjective is used to describe any usage which has gained wide acceptance by the general population of English speakers.

In this sense, "reading a book" is an id

Under his belt is a euphamism to mean having already achieved it or experienced it. If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved or experienced it and it will probably be of benefit to you in the future.

Ex. Hank went for a job interview as a bank teller in a big city. When he looked at the simple questions the application was asking for, he thought to himself, "I