know by heart
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“How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” isn’t a timeless classic that kids are likely to know by heart as they do “The Night Before Christmas.”
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025
At home, the team is beloved as the Steel Roses, which is also the title of their theme song that millions of Chinese know by heart.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023
His memories from the first movie are video game cut scenes that fans know by heart.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2021
What might sound like a form of torture also happens to be a song many of us already know by heart but to which we are generally loath to listen.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2021
I also wrote other things I needed to learn for school and things I wanted to know by heart, like spelling words, and math and grammar rules.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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