Learn more about English : School idioms

HOW TO USE THESE SCHOOL IDIOMS:

Bookworm: used to describe someone who reads a lot, all the time.
“Chase spent all day in the library revising for the big exam. He’s turned into such a bookworm!”

Brainstorm: to try to develop an idea or think of new ideas.
“The marketing team sat down for a brainstorm as they need some new ideas for their next campaign.”

Copycat: used to describe someone who copies another person’s work.
“Hazel was accused of being a copycat when the teacher saw her looking at Rob’s exam answers.”

Hit the books: to begin to study hard.
“Jonas hit the books when he realized that he had a very important exam the next day.”

Pass with flying colors: to pass (a test) easily with a high score.
“Julian was uncertain about the important exam even though his teacher told him that he would pass with flying colors!”

Skip class: when someone plays truant and does not go to their lessons.
“Martin was tempted to skip class because his next lesson involved a difficult maths test.”

Dropout: to stop attending school completely (leave without graduating).
“Mike studied extra hard for his exams because he did not want to be a high school dropout.”

Teacher's pet: a teacher’s favourite student.
“Candida didn’t mind being the teacher’s pet because she always got good grades.”


*NOTE:
Idiom means: a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.