SCHOOL IDIOMS

1 Match these idioms to their definitions

1 as easy as ABC A to succeed easily, with a very high mark or grade

2 a bookworm B to begin to study hard
3 a copycat C someone who works hard and is very enthusiastic
4 to pass with flying colours D someone who reads a lot
5 to learn the ropes E a person who does or says exactly the same as someone else
6 the three Rs F a student in a class who is liked best by the teacher
7 to learn by heart G very easy
8 to hit the books H to learn how to do a particular job or activity
9 eager beaver I to memorise something in such a way that you can say it
from your memory
10 teacher's pet J the basic areas of education: Reading, wRiting and
aRithmatic

2 Fill in the sentences with appropriate idioms given above.

1 I'm sure that John will pass his Spanish exam_________________.

2 After relaxing all weekend Tom______________on Sunday evening.
3 Last year my neighbour's son left school without even the basic_________.
4 Learning how to use a computer is __________ for a lot of children.
5 My friend Jill is a real_________, she always comes to class early and prepared for discussions.
6 Peter had to ______German grammar rules _____ because he wanted to write essays.
7 Ann's just joined the school it'll take her a week or two to___________.
8 Jane Green always has the right answer. It's no doubt that she's____________.
9 Mary only started to take dance classes because Sue did. She is such a_________.
10 Mark is always reading. He is a real_____________.

3 Other school idioms. Guess which parts of them can go together and
match to their definitions.

1 the school of a ground A to return to the beginning

2 to teach b class B to meet high excpectations or become acceptable
3 to cover a lot of c grade C it is said about people who haven't had an easy
life at school
4 cut d someone a lesson D not to go to class
5 to go back to e hookey E to complete a lot of material in a class or course
6 make the f hard knocks F to skip school
7 to play g basics G to do something to someone, usually to punish them
Exercise 1
1G 2D 3E 4A 5H 6J 7I 8B 9 C 10 F

Exercise 2
1 with flying colours 6 learn by heart
2 hit the books 7 learn the ropes
3 three Rs 8 teacher's pet
4 as easy as ABC 9 copycat
5 eager beaver 10 bookworm

Exercise 3
1 f, C
2 d, G
3 a, E
4 b, D
5 g, A
6 c, B
7 e, F