school Flashcards
as easy as ABC
when something is extremely easy, simple, or intuitive, requiring very little skill or effort.
A for effort
when someone tried hard to accomplish something although they might not have been successful.
Well, I’ll give you an A for effort for trying!
from the old school
having traditional ideas and values, and being fairly old-fashioned.
pass with flying colors
to be extremely successful, to achieve something that is difficult, to excel
He has come out of all the tests with flying colours.
study under someone
to be taught by someone
As a young painter, he studied under Picasso.
learn by heart
from or by memory
read up on
to learn about something by reading
I don’t know much about Malawi – I’ll go home and read up on it.
be into
Be interested in or involved with
She’s really into yoga
teach someone a lesson
you are going to punish them for something that they have done so that they do not do it again
drop out
to no longer take part in or be part of something
make the grade
to perform well enough to succeed in something
Marvin wanted to be an actor, but he didn’t make the grade.
show of hands
an occurrence in which people put a hand in the air to indicate that they want something, agree with something
Let me see a show of hands: how many people want a piece of cake?
