under his belt

He was not expecting Colonel Qaddafi to reach Benghazi, he said, but wanted a few street-fighting skills under his belt just in case.

But with a goal already under his belt, the boss believes Suarez will go from strength to strength as he settles into Anfield life.

But Heidfeld, although with 160 grands prix already under his belt, is not ready to walk away from F1.

With health-care reform under his belt, he will soon be able to turn to world affairs with his status enhanced.

With a quarter-century of design under his belt, Colombian-born Samuel Botero has become one of the world's leading interior designers.

With several years of Army National Guard duty under his belt, my roommate applied for officer training.

But with a comeback now under his belt, Benayouninsists he is determined to make up for lost time as the season entersits business end.

With a full debut now under his belt, Aquilani is hoping to gel quickly with his new teammates and forge partnerships with those around him.

The local leader, or sheikh, was short and red-bearded, with a mobile phone jammed under his belt beside his traditional Yemeni dagger.

With a couple of books already under his belt he wrote A Farewell to Arms in 1929; a love story set in Italy in the war.

What they really want is a man with a little confidence and life experience under his belt.

With numerous awards and smash-hit movies under his belt, Wong has quickly become one of the most sought-after directors in the world today.

With so short a time under his belt, however, many diplomats and commentators counsel patience.

The Italian has 211 grand prix appearances under his belt, making him one of the oldest and most experienced drivers on the grid.

The Scot is well down the pecking order in Benitez's first-team plans and he is keen to get regular first-team action under his belt.

Edward is an adult with a century of wisdom under his belt.

The striker could not prevent Newcastle slipping to defeat, but got a full 90 minutes under his belt following his serious knee injury.

Tom is talkative when he has a few drinks under his belt.

He'll be looking to get pre-season under his belt and look to kick on and show Liverpool what an asset they've acquired.

He has never had a run of games. The first stage is getting the games under his belt.

With 10 games under his belt, he is one of the most experienced Producers on his generation in China.

The 29 year-old centre-back made his debut for the Cottagers in January 2008 and also has 65 international caps under his belt.

Fyvie has just turned 17, but astonishingly he already has nearly 30 first-team games under his belt.

We are getting a consummate pro who is maybe the best team defender in the league and who has 60 playoff games under his belt.

Hopefully he can play his part in the final and then come back next season with a good pre-season under his belt.