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I pass my entrance exam with flying colours.

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Pass with flying colours: with a high score.

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I can usually sail through all my assessments.

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Sail through: finish sth. Easily and quickly.

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I flunked my Biology exam.

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Flunk:to fail an exam or course of study.

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I’m not worry about that now- I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.

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Cross that bridge when sb come to it:

Deal with a problem when it arrives.

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He doesn’t seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.

I’ll never comprehend why she did what she did.

I don’t think he fully comprehends that she won’t be here to help him.

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Comprehend: to understand something completely:

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We’re revising (algebra) for the test tomorrow.

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Revise: review to study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam.

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The mechanism for collecting taxes needs revising.

He was asked to revise his proposal before submitting it again.

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Revise: to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it

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