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• A for effort
  оценка за старание

  The children in the nursery school received an A for effort for their drawings of animals.
• above average
  выше среднего

  Tim's grades were always above average in all subjects.
• as easy as ABC
  очень легко

  It is not difficult for most children to learn how to use a cell phone; actually it is as easy as ABC.
• pass with flying colors
  успешно закончить, получить высокий балл

  Most of the students in our Math class passed the test with flying colors.
• learn by heart
  учить что-либо наизусть

  When I was a child, I was good at learning poems by heart; now my memory is not so good.
• have one's nose in a book
  читать книгу, "уткнуться в книгу"

  Whenever I see Liz, she always has her nose in a book.
• bookworm
  книжный червь (человек, который много читает)

  Pauline is said to be a bookworm; she is very fond of reading books.
• call the roll
  проверка присутствующих, перекличка

  The teacher called the roll and found out that four students were absent from class.
• cut class
  пропускать занятия

  There is no excuse for the students' cutting class.
• teacher's pet
  любимчик (учителя)

  I never was my teacher's pet when I studies in high school.
• back to basics
  возврат к традиционному образованию

  Miss Potters is sure that it is necessary to go back to basics if you want to get good results.
• cover a lot of ground
  охватить много учебного материала

  The students covered a lot of ground in their Geography class at college.
• work one's way through college
  работать, учась в колледже (университете)

  Steve had to work his way through college at a restaurant as a waiter.
• draw a blank
  потерпеть неудачу, ничего не добиться

  He called the hotel, his father's office and his club. He drew a blank everywhere.
• crack a book
  открывать книгу (для занятий, уроков)

  Jim should have cracked a book long before the end of term.
• hit the books
  серьёзно готовиться к занятиям

  I had to read for my History exam, so I stayed home and hit the books.
• make the grade
  преуспеть в чём-либо, добиться чего-либо

  Jim was able to make the grade and joined the baseball team.
• three R's
  три составные начального образования: чтение, письмо, арифметика

  Students study the three R's in elementary school.
• get credit for (a course)
  получить зачёт

  Jack was not able to get credit for the History course though it was as easy as ABC.
• cap and gown
  академическая одежда для церемоний в университете (берет и мантия)

  The university students are supposed to wear cap and gown to the graduation ceremony.
• take the roll
  делать перекличку

  Before the teacher began the lesson she took the roll.
• drop out of school
  выбыть из школы, бросить учёбу

  Melanie dropped out of college at the end of the first year.
• crank out a paper
  писать что-либо механически, не думая

  At the university I used to crank out a paper to be able to pass exams.
• school of hard knocks
  суровый жизненный опыт

  You learn about ordinary experiences of life in the school of hard knocks.
• catch up to (someone or something)
  догнать кого-либо, в том числе в учёбе, в состязаниях

  Diane was ill for a month and missed a lot of classes; now she is trying to catch up to the students of her class.
• brainstorm something
  мозговой штурм чего-либо

  The students decided to brainstorm ideas for the homecoming ball.
• live in an ivory tower
  жить, не зная житейских забот

  I think Helen lives in an ivory tower; she is unaware of the realities of everyday life.
• count noses
  считать людей "считать по головам"

  "I'll have to count noses before I take the children out for a walk."
• cow college
  сельскохозяйственный колледж

  My mother wants me to go to a cow college, but I'd rather enter a medical school.
• below average
  ниже среднего

  The results of the English test were below average, and the teacher was very upset.
• learn by rote
  зубрить (без понимания материала)

  At school my weakest subject was Physics; I learned the material by rote without really understanding it.
• read to oneself
  читать про себя

  I saw her lips moving as she was reading to herself.
• fill in the blanks
  вставить слова в пропуски

  The assignment was to fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
• play hooky
  прогуливать занятия в школе

  Simon often played hooky and never had a valid reason for his absence.
• university of life
  жизненный университет (знания, получаемые в повседневной жизни и труде)

  'University of life' is learning from daily life and work rather than getting higher education.