School Idioms

Here you will find vocabulary that is useful when talking about school.

You can practice all of these idioms in: Chapter 3 – The Dog Ate My Homework – $2.00

• brush up on something
  

  to improve your ability at something

• burnt out
  

  to be very tired from doing something too much

• buy something
  

  to believe something that is not true

• charm someone
  

  to make someone attracted to you by your words and/or actions

• check someone out
  

  to look at someone in order to form an opinion

• cut class
  

  to miss a class without permission

• drop out
  

  to withdraw or quit something like a school or class

• full of oneself
  

  to be arrogant or egotistical

• hand in something
  

  to submit something by hand

• have a thing for someone
  

  to be attracted to someone

• iron out
  

  to solve / fix a problem

• jot down
  

  to write a short note

• keep up with
  

  to not fall behind

• make up a story
  

  to create a story that is not true

• make up an excuse
  

  to create a reason for something

• nod off
  

  to fall asleep by accident or for a short period of time

• out to lunch
  

  to not be paying attention

• own up
  

  to confess

• pick up line
  

  a conversation starter where the speaker tries to interest someone for romance or dating.

• point something out
  

  to make someone aware of something

• show off
  

  to do things to attract attention to yourself

• sort someone's shit out
  

  to get organized

• tell someone off
  

  to get angry at someone

• wear someone out
  

  to make someone else feel tired

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