have know get something off pat イディオム
a pat answer
a planned or memorized answer, a canned answer You won't get the job if you give a pat answer to every question.
cross paths
meet, encounter We'll cross paths again, I'm sure. Until then, good luck.
down pat
memorized, just right Flora had her speech down pat. She had practised it many times.
down the garden path
(See lead you down the garden path)
lead you down the garden path
tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.
lose patience
not be patient any longer, out of patience Mom is losing patience with us because we don't obey her.
oilpatch
the local oil industry, the oil business Calgary's oilpatch does not control the price of oil and gas.
on the warpath
very angry, looking for trouble He is really on the warpath today so you should stay out of his way.
out of patience
having no more patience, lose patience I'm out of patience with the kids. They're fighting all the time.
pat answer
(See a pat answer)