Meaning of DOWN PAT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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Bob's Short English Lessons


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So in English, when we say that we have something down pat
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it means that we know how to do it really, really well.
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A great example of this would be if you are a musician,
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and you are learning a new song.
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When you start practicing the song,
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at first, you're not very good at it.
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So as you practice every day on your instrument,
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eventually, you will have the song down pat.
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What this means is that you know the song
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really, really well,
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and you are able to just do a really good job
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when you play the song,
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because you've practiced enough to have the song down pat.
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I, myself, have the process of making daily videos down pat.
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I get my microphone, I get my phone,
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and I find a quiet place like this book room
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where I can make the video.
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So I have the process of making daily video lessons for you,
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daily English lessons down pat.
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It's really fun to have this down pat,
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because it lets me make a video for you each and every day,
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and I really hope that the phrases I'm teaching you
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are helping you to get the English language down pat.
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I hope someday, you get to the point
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where you feel very confident and very sure of yourself
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when you are speaking the English language.
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I really hope that you find a way
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to get the English language down pat.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here, and you're learning English.
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I hope you're having a good day.
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