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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "down pat" #71447 05/27/2002 11:32 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I just searched the files for this expression, and I don't think it's been discussed. Where does the expression "down pat" come from as in the sentence: "After practicing for four hours, she had the composition down pat," meaning she could play it flawlessly. There's the possibility that I've misheard this phrase, but I'll toss it out for either correction or clarification. WW Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "down pat" Wordwind 05/27/2002 11:32 AM Re: "down pat" of troy 05/27/2002 11:46 AM Re: "down pat" wwh 05/27/2002 12:39 PM Re: "down pat" Geoff 05/27/2002 2:07 PM Re: "down pat" Wordwind 05/27/2002 2:59 PM Re: "down pat" of troy 05/27/2002 3:06 PM Re: "down pat" Father Steve 05/28/2002 2:54 AM Re: "down pat" milum 05/28/2002 4:38 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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