Exercise 10

Here are some idioms commonly used by students in school. Match each idiom with its meaning.

Idiom Definition
  1. Ace it A. A difficult subject
  2. Bomb the test B. A lot of work to do
  3. brown-nose C. To get an A
  4. “Mega” homework D. Gives many good grades
  5. Blow-off course E. To fail an exam
  6. Suck up F. An easy course
  7. Pull an all-nighter G. A very smart person
  8. Flunk H. To study instead of sleep
  9. Killer course I. To fail
  10. Data brain J. To try hard to please
  11. Hard nose K. A difficult teacher
  12. Mark on a curve L. To add points to the grades
  13. Easy grader