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English 9 Public

Idioms for student's day

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“I racked my brain, but I couldn’t think of a good topic for my research paper.”

To rack one’s brain means to think long and hard about something.

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He's always reading. He's a real bookworm

Someone who reads a lot.

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I learnt all the vocabulary off by heart.

To learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory.

10

"She's new here and is still learning the ropes."

To learn how to do a job.

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She always has the right answer. She's a real teacher's pet.

To be the favourite pupil of the teacher.

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I studied at the University of Life.

All the bad and good experiences that you have and that you learn from.

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She got into the university of her choice, because she passed all her exams with flying colours.

If you do something such as pass an exam with flying colours, you do it very successfully.

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I got a 23% on the statistics test! I’ve never bombed a test like that.

To bomb a test means to get a terrible grade on a test.

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The exam was a piece of cake. We all received high scores.

To be very easy.

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