School

Exams
Pass exams
Fail (the test)
Get low\ high marks(grades)
Sit for\ take an exam
Cram
Cheat

Cram – study hard the night before a test
She’d crammed for the test until
4 a.m.

Cheat – to behave in a dishonest way to get an advantage
Bart is cheating.

Get ahead – to become more successful than other people
If you want to get ahead, you need a good education!

Phrasal Verbs
Hand in – to give finished papers to the teacher
Work out – to plan a good way of doing smth
Get through – to pass exam
Put out – to delay
Get on – to make progress
Get down to – finally start doing smth that needs a lot of time, energy

Education\School Idioms
As easy as ABC very easy
As easy as a pie
A piece of cake
Bookworm – a person who likes reading very much
Copycat – someone who cheats
Eager beaver - someone who works very hardworking and is very enthusiastic
Learn by heart
Play hooky- to not go to school when you should

Education\School Idioms
School of hard knocks- the ordinary experience of learning from work and daily life
The girl left school early and began to learn about life in the school of hard knocks.
Teach someone a lesson - to do something to someone in order to punish him or her for their bad behavior
My friend is always late so I taught her a lesson and left our meeting place before she had arrived.
Teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student
Work fingers to the bone – to work very hard
You nailed it! – You get it (understand)!