Idioms related to the education

What is an idiom?

What is an idiom?

An idiom is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase’s literal meaning.

For instance,

For instance,

Beat around the bush means “avoid saying what you mean,usually because it is uncomfortable”.

Idioms related to the education

To draw a blank

To draw a blank

To draw a blank means to not be able to remember something.

I know her name,but I can’t think of it right now.I’m drawing a blank

To put one’s thinking cap on

To put one’s thinking cap on

To put one’s thinking cap on means to think very seriously or very hard about something.

It’s a difficult riddle.If you want to solve it,you’ll have to put on your thinking cap.

To rack one’s brain

To rack one’s brain

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

Suize racked her brain,but she couldn’t think of a good topic for her research paper.

To daydream

To daydream

To daydream means to fantasize instead of paying attention to one’s surroundings.

Richard isn’t a bad student,but he has a tendency to daydream in class.

Teacher’s pet

Teacher’s pet

Teacher’s pet is a student who is clearly the favourite of tge teacher and often receives special treatment.

All the other students got mad when the teacher’s pet reminded Mrs.Owens that she hadn’t given any homework.

Bookworm

Bookworm

A bookworm is a person who loves to read.

Bookworms tend to have a much better vocabulary than people who don’t often read

Class clown

Class clown

A class clown is a disruptive student who often makes jokes instead of paying attention and doing their homework.

This guy looks like he might have been the class clown when he was a kid

To ace

To ace

To ace a test means to get an “A” or a very high grade.

Sometimes I think my teacher is secretly disappointed when we all ace his tests.

To bomb

To bomb

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

Do you think Mrs.Brown will let us retake the test if we all bomb it today?

To play hooky

To play hooky

To play hooky is an informal expression which means to miss school without having a reason.

There’s a baseball game tomorrow at 2 p.m.We should play hooky and go see it.

To hit the books

To hit the books

To hit the books means to study.

Finals are next week and I haven’t even started studying yet.I’d better hit the books tonight.

To cram

To cram

To cram means to study a lot right before a test.

If you cram for a test,you may get a good grade,but you’ll immediately forget what you’ve learned as soon as the test is over.

To burn the candle at both ends

To burn the candle at both ends

To burn the candle at both ends means to go to bed late and wake up early.

The only way to handle 20 credits in one semester is by burning the candle at both ends.

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