English in a Minute: Under Your Belt

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This is a belt. You wear it around your waist. But what could “under your belt” mean?  

D: I tried making baguettes for my mom’s birthday. c
A: Dan, why didn’t you ask me for help? I have years of baguette baking under my belt. 
D: Baguettes under your belt? Ha-ha, that’s funny. 
A: This is no joke, Dan. Do you want my years of experience baking baguettes, or not?  
D: Sorry, yes. No, no joke. 

Anything “under your belt” is something you’ve already achieved or learned. For example, I have many, many English in a Minute episodes under my belt. So, I know my idioms.  

And that’s another English in a Minute.  

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