under one's belt

English

Etymology

Opinions vary [1] between:

Comparing the experience and what was learned and gained from it, to a meal now eaten and safely stowed away in the stomach.
The effect of a punch below the belt in boxing or other fist fighting.

Prepositional phrase

under one's belt

Already done; within one's experience; practiced.
- 1998, Ani DiFranco (lyrics), “Two Little Girls”, in Little Plastic Castle, performed by Ani DiFranco:
  You were fresh off the boat from Virginia / I had a year in New York City under my belt / We met in a dream, we were both nineteen
He got off to a shaky start, but with a few months of experience under his belt, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.

Translations

within one's experience

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 在自己以往的經驗中, 在自己以往的经验中 (zài zìjǐ yǐwǎng de jīngyàn zhōng)
Czech: za sebou
Finnish: jälkeen (fi)
French: à mon actif, à ton actif, à son actif
German: auf dem Buckel (literally “on one’s back”); hinter sich (literally “behind oneself”)
Italian: please add this translation if you can

Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Polish: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: nas costas
Russian: (behind shoulders) за плеча́ми (za plečámi)
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: en su haber

See also

below the belt

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