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have down to a science

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables
have -down -to a -science
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To know something backwards, to know something inside and out.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

has down to a science (present, singular) having down to a science (participle, present) had down to a science (participle, past) had down to a science (past)

Questions

What does have down to a science mean?
To know something backwards, to know something inside and out.

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