Some curious words and idioms...

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down pat - understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" "By now I've got my system down pat." mastered, down perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK? -

Racist who? Aussie panel indicts own sportstars

The Australian cricketers may be shouting from the rooftop about 'alleged' racism against them in India during their current cricket tour, but back home their own authorities are pointing fingers at them for widespread racial abuse on the sporting field. A survey done by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission of Australia has found that racism is prevalent across all sports in Australia, The Australian newspaper reports.

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Zeit·geist (tstgst, zt-) n. The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation: "It's easy to see how a student . . . in the 1940's could imbibe such notions. The Zeitgeist encouraged Philosopher-Kings" James Atlas.
[German : Zeit, time (from Middle High German zt, from Old High German; see d- in Indo-European roots) + Geist, spirit; see poltergeist.]

Thesaurus : Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun 1. Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation flavor, flavour, feel, spirit, smell, feeling, look, tone - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"