dedillo
al dedillo
off pat
parrot-fashion
parrot-like
This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
There is no easy way to learn your times tables - you will have to try hard to memorise them 'parrot-fashion'.
Repetition is a good component of learning Spanish, but this method became rather tedious and parrot-like for the student.
aprender Algo al dedillo
learn + Nombre + off pat
learn + Nombre + by heart
learn + Nombre + by rote
Kids are always going to learn the language off-pat if they are provided with the opportunity to listen and repeat.
The first thing I did was to learn it by heart and it's is still one of my favourite poems.
It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
aprenderse Algo al dedillo
learn + Nombre + inside-out
The article is entitled 'Learning computers inside-out'.
conocer Algo al dedillo
know + Nombre + inside-out
learn + Nombre + inside-out
know + Nombre + off pat
know + Nombre + by heart
On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
The article is entitled 'Learning computers inside-out'.
They are reviewed and changed every year, so don't assume you know them off pat.
This tune is noted for its tin-pan alley style, frankly atrocious lyrics, and the fact that everyone in the country knew it by heart.
saberse Algo al dedillo
know + Nombre + inside-out
learn + Nombre + inside-out
On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
The article is entitled 'Learning computers inside-out'.
