Study & education
know something off by heart
remember something perfectly
To know something off by heart means to remember it perfectly without needing to look at it.
Hear it in real life
Do you need to read your presentation notes?
No, I know the opening off by heart.
I know the chorus off by heart because I have heard that song so many times.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I know the song by heart off.
Say: I know the song off by heart.
The fixed phrase is "off by heart," with "off" first.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
know something off by heart; learn something off by heart
Your turn: say it out loud
I know the chorus off by heart because I have heard that song so many times.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
know something off by heart
remember something perfectly
“I know the chorus off by heart because I have heard that song so many times.”
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