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ENGLISH IDIOMS: SCHOOL

IDIOM 1: "the teacher's pet"
-> MEANING: the teacher's favorite student
-> EXAMPLE: My sister was always the teacher's pet when she was in the first grade at school.

IDIOM 2: "have one's nose in a book"
-> MEANING: be reading a book
-> EXAMPLE: The boy loves to read and always has his nose in a book.

IDIOM 3: "take the roll"
-> MEANING: call the names of students in an attendance book and expect them to answer if they are there
-> EXAMPLE: The teacher took the roll and then we started the lesson.

IDIOM 4: "cow college"
-> MEANING: a school where farming/agriculture is studied
-> EXAMPLE: My cousin plans to go to a cow college when he finishes high school.

IDIOM 5: "count noses"
-> MEANING: count the number of people
-> EXAMPLE: The teacher stopped to count noses several times during the field trip.

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1. Sarah always buys dozens of books. She loves science fiction books, novels and poetry. She always .

2. The teacher always before starting the course.

3. The teacher always before going back to school after a school trip.

4. Harry is the : he always gets good marks and the teacher is very friendly with him.

5. I went to a and I started my own business. I now have one hundred cows.

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