20 Easy to Memorize English Idioms Related to School and Education

1. TEACHER’S PET
A teacher's favorite student.
  • She always gets good marks, I bet it's because she's teacher's pet. 
2. HIT THE BOOKS
to begin to study hard
  • You should hit the books as the exams are approaching.
3. A QUICK LEARNER
Someone who is able to learn a new skill or task very quickly.
  • Tim is a very quick learner; He learns things quicker than other classmates.
4. SCHOOLBOY ERROR 
A very basic or foolish mistake
  • He made a schoolboy error when he passed some of the responsibilities to Anna, who who took all the credit for everything they'd done together.
5. PASS WITH FLYING COLORS
To pass (a test) easily with a high score.
  • Anna is buying a new car because she has passed her driving test with flying colors.
6. TEACH SOMEONE A LESSON 
To do something to someone in order to punish them for something they've done.
  • The boy next door would not stop playing loud music during exams, so i played prank on them to teach them a lesson.
7. LEARN THE ROPES
To learn how to do a job properly, or how things work.
It took me two months to learn the ropes as a trainer, some of things are so hard to understand.
8. BRAINSTORM
A group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems.
  • Let's sit together and brainstorm as many good ideas as possible for the new project.
9. YOU CAN’T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
It is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a very long time.
  • I have tried so hard to teach my grandmother, but i do not understand that i can't teach an old dog new tricks.
10. SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
A particular philosophy, or a way of thinking about something.
  • Indian parents have a school of thought that Indian parents should find life partners for their children.
11. SCHOOL SOMEONE IN SOMETHING
To train, discipline or coach someone in something.
  • We need to school our children in patience.
12. FROM THE OLD SCHOOL / OF THE OLD SCHOOL
Holding attitudes or ideas that were popular and important in the past, but which are no longer considered relevant or in-line with modern trends.
  • Indian teachers of the old school and still believe in strict discipline.
  • My aunt is from old school and still believe in beating her children up to school them in discipline.
13. BOOKWORM
Someone who reach a lot, all the time
  • He is a real bookworm. He stays home and read while his friends go out and play.
14. LEARN (SOMETHING) BY HEART / OFF BY HEART
To memorize something so well, that it can be written or recited without thinking.
  • I can't believe you learnt the whole song by heart.
  • My little sister has learnt all the poems by heart!
15. SHOW OF HANDS
Raising hands to vote about something.
  • With show of hands, who would prefer to have longer working days but  a shorter working week.
16. DROP OUT OF SCHOOL 
Leave without graduating
  • He dropped out of school at the age of 15 to help his family financially after his father's death.
17. COVER A LOT OF GROUND 
When a lot of work needs to be completed
  • We have to complete our assignment within next two weeks. We still have a lot of ground to cover, and i fear we might have to pull all - nighter.
18. AS EASY AS ABC
Something very easy and simple
  • This puzzle is as easy as abc, but my elder brother struggled a lot.
19. DRAW A BLANK 
To get no response from someone when they are asked a question
  • I asked my girlfriend about evening plans and i just drew a blank. I belive She did not want to reply.
20. GOOF OFF/ GOOF AROUND 
To procrastinate/ waste time
  • He spent goofing around the entire year, and now he is scared of failing to score in exams.
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