know by heart
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Many belted out a gospel song that everyone seemed to know by heart: “A God like you” by choir director, rapper and songwriter Kirk Franklin.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
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
"That's what I love," Hanley said, referring to the moment in which the images of the Beatles that fans know by heart suddenly appear right before their eyes.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
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
We have to know by heart all the prayers, the Hail Mary, the Our Father, the Confiteor, the Apostles’ Creed, the Act of Contrition, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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