The idiom 'to know something by heart' means to have learned something completely from memory. It implies you can recite it or recall every detail effortlessly.
La expresión 'to know something by heart' significa haber aprendido algo completamente de memoria. Implica que puedes recitarlo o recordar cada detalle sin esfuerzo.
| Idiom | to know something by heart |
|---|---|
| Definition | to have learned something completely |
| Examples | - It's not usual these days for children at school to have to learn poems by heart. - I know it by heart - I've done it a thousand times already. - She had told that story so often that Jess knew it by heart. - You make me cry..... such beautiful words, I do not deserve them. Thank you so much. I think I'll read this comment that many times I will know it by heart. |
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