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I scraped through my IT exam
I passed my IT exam by the skin of one’s teeth
She is trying to remain at the same level as the rest of the students, but finds it difficult to start working on her assignment
She is trying to keep up with the rest of the students, but finds it difficult to get down to her assignment
She often postpones doing her homework till the last minute and doesn’t manage to finish it by the deadline
She often put off doing her home assignment till the last minute and doesn’t manage to meet the deadline
I know I’ll have to work much harder on this topic as I have only covered the basics
I know I’ll have to work much harder on this topic as I have only scratched the surface
Some students pride themselves on their ability to talk too much without saying anything important
Some students pride themselves on their ability to waffle
He didn’t pass his History exam, so he couldn’t continue attending school
He failed/ flunked his exam in History, so he was expelled from school
I’ve changed my opinion – now I don’t want to take a year out. I’d like to enter university as soon as possible
I’ve changed my mind– now I don’t want to take a gap year. I’d like to get into/be admitted to university as soon as possible
He succeeded in the exam just because he has the talent to talk easily and persuasively
He passed an exam with flying colours/with excellent marks just because he has the gift of the gab
You can pass this exam with the lowest mark just by cheating in it
You can pass this exam getting a borderline '4' just by cribbing in it
The teacher who tested us was furious at him – almost everything that he wrote was unreadable
The examiner was furious at him - he wrote almost everything in illegible scrawl
Not remembering everything immediately can make you panic
Your mind inevitably goes blank, and it can throw you into panic
Don’t talk to your friends about the exam
Avoid the temptation to linger with friends analysing the exam
I've been trying to understand Liguistics, but it seems to be impossible
I've been trying to get to grips with Liguistics, but it seems to be impossible
He's a slow learner, so it takes him 5 hours to learn a poem perfectly
He's a slow on the uptake, so it takes him 5 hours to learn a poem by heart/ off-pat
