Monday, April 30, 2012

INT D: Vocab List April 30-May 4

Parents Face Fines in New School Rules
-a fine
-tough
-to back s.o.
-pupils
-critics
-to cut down on
-detention
-to be grounded- to ground s.o.
-an aim/an objective/a goal
-tardy
-to enhance

SCHOOL IDIOMS 
-a spelling bee
-a bookworm
-as wise as an owl
-a school of fish
-the teacher's pet

-to play hooky- to cut class- to skip class
-to brainstorm
-a copycat
-to goof off/ to slack off
-to flunk
-higher education
-the class clown 
-to take attendance
-to pass with flying colours
-to hit the books
-to be on the honour roll
-to learn/know s.t. by heart= to memorize


PHRASAL VERBS- LOOK
to look forward to s.t.
to look ahead
to look back on/to s.t.
to look down on s.o.
to look up to s.o.

-a mugshot
-a will
-groceries
-messy/tidy/neat
-to make sure/ to double check

"to google s.t."  " to facebook s.o."
a search engine
to amount to s.t.
nonsense
on the way out
to be glued to s.t.
to turn + age
to get a raise

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