EDUCATION

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cow college

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bookworm

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each one's grandmother to suck eggs

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in the bag

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study humanities

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teacher's pet

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standardized exams

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to receive an A for effort

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learn by rote

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an A for effort

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play hooky

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university of life

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hit the books

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below average

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cap and gown

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as easy as ABC

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a train of thought

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word for word

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get a word in edgeways

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loud and clear

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for want of a better word

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in a word

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be lost for words

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up to sb´s eyes/ears

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be snowed under

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heavy-going

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as easy as falling off a log

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a piece of cake

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give sth sb´s all

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do sth by the skin of sb´s teeth

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play devil´s advocate

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have a lot to answer for

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getting on sb´s nerves

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ground-breaking

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a hard act to follow

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tie sb (up) in knots

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the acid test

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come to light

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bring to light

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shed a great deal of light

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put it down to experience

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ring a bell

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know sb´s stuff

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know sth inside out

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give sb a piece of your mind

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have it up to here

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be fed up

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do your homework

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a clever boots

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be too clever by half

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at the chalkface

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the chattering classes

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be (like) chalk and cheese

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have sth on the brain

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be out of your brain

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words of wisdom

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a word to the wise

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word perfect

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wit and wisdom

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wear one´s learning lightly

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the way one´s mind works

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a walking dictionary

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to one´s knowledge

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to a fault

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those who can, do, those who cannot, teach

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there´s no mistaking sb/sth

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(the) team spirit

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teach sb to do sth

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talk turkey

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a talking point

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talk sense

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talk posh

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swallow the dictionary

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the survival of the fittest

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suit/fit one´s book

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strong language/words

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speak one´s mind

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the stream of consciosness

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spare the rod and spoil the child

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so to speak/say

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sharpen one´s brain/wits

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see sense

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see reason

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a sadder and (a) wiser man

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scratch one´s head

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rceived opinion(s)

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read sb like a book

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raise a question

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the question of the hour

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practice makes perfect

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positive thinking

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poets are born, not made

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play it by the book

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plain speaking

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plain living and high thinking

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a period piece

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penny wise (and) pound foolish

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penny dreadful

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a pen portrait

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pass sb´s comprehension

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the pen is mightier than the sword

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a pack of lies

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pass all understanding

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one´s opposite number

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open to question

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an open question

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an open book

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on paper

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an old boy

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of note

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(a matter) of academic interest/concern

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an object lesson

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now you´re talking

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not a word

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not one whit

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not waste words

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not know the meaning of the word

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not mince matters/(one´s )words

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no man is an island

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a new boy/girl

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a moot point/question

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much mistaken

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a man of letters

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make a speech

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pick sb´s brains

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make progress

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get your brain in gear

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be brain dead

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have sth out of the brain

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commit sth to memory

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come/spring to mind

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bring sb/sth to memory

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be on the tip of sb´s tongue

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rack your brains

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cast sb´s mind back

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sb´s mind goes blank

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can't for the life of me remember/think

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slip sb´s mind

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have a memory like an elephant

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schoolboy humour

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be all brawn and no brains

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be dead from the neck up

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have nothing between your ears

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be in the know

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know your onions

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a mine of information

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a smart alec/aleck

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be the brains behind

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a bright spark

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be as bright as a button

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a brain box

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make the grade

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make no mistake

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lose/find one´ s tongue

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one lives and learns

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A little learning is a dangerous thing

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the laughing academy

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know all the answers

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the king/Queen´s English

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jog one´s memory

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it´s not what you do, it´s the way that you do it

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it´s later than you think

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history repeats itself

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in plain English

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have one´say

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high days and holidays

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have a rude awakening

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with the ring of truth

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have reason to believe/for believing

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have an old head on young shoulders

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have a memory like a sponge/sieve

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have an idea (that)

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have an idea of sth

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have the gift of tongues

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have a (good) head for figures

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have the gift of the gab

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have a frog in one´s throat

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have a closed mind

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have a clear idea

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have the brains

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have a brainwave

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a hard day´s night

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the golden rule

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give sb to understand

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(not) give sb/sth a thought

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give sb/have sth to think/talk about

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give sb full marks (for sth)

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give sb furiously to think

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gilded youth

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give (sb) a civil answer to a civil question

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get wise (to sb/sth)

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get/have the idea

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get a dusty answer

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genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains

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read sb´s mind/thoughts

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the general rule

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a foregone conclusion

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the fruit(s) of one´s labour(s)

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food for thought

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a finishing school

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follow sb´s example

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a fixed idea

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fight the good fight

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a false dawn

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fall short (of sth)

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a fair question

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facts and figures

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fact and/or fiction

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explode a myth

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exercise one´s right(s)

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the exception proves the rule

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exercise due/proper care (and attention)

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an exception to the rule

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every day (and) in every way (one is getting better and better)

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every schoolboy knows

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escape (sb´s ) attention/notice

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to err is human (to forgive divine)

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the error of one´s/sb´s ways

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an error of judgement

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eat one´s words

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easier said than done

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the question arises

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be in sb´s good books

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child´s play

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dog ears

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drop names

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draw a blank

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deep in thought

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a crash course

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cross sb's mind

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common sense

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cloud one' s brain

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common knowledge

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coin a phrase/word

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a coffee-table book

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children should be seen but/and not heard

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a clever dick

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clear one' s head

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chatter like a magpie

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a cardinal error

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change the subject

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by trial and error

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by reason of sth

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by mistake

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the definition

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the burning question

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bridle one´s tongue

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broach the subject

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broken/fractured English

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born and bred (in/to sth)

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better luck next time

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the blind leading the blind

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better late than never

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beginner´s luck

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the best education that money can buy

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beauty lies in the eye of the beholder

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beat one´s brains

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bear fruit

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be (all) Greek to sb

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be three sheets in the wind

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be dog tired

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at the top of sb´s voice

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a bag/bundle of nerves

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at the last minute

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at the eleventh hour

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(as) wise as Solomon

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(as) wise as an owl

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(as) white as chalk/a sheet

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(as) patient as Job

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(as) pale as death

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(as) nervous as a cat/kitten

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a wet blanket

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in black and white

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have/know all answers

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The dickens you say!

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teach sb the ropes

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crowning achievement

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pronounced accent

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any judge/lawyer/teacher etc. worth their salt

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with your teacher's/lawyer's etc. hat on

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be wearing your teacher´s /lawyer´s hat

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take thought

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spaek/talk the same language

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be too much like hard work

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the small/fine print

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preparatory/prep school

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parochial school

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junior school

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junior high (school)

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graduate school

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GM school/grant-maintained school

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grade school

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school's out

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convent school

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school of hard knocks

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You can´t teach an old dog new tricks.

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teach sb his place

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teach sb a lesson

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teach your grandmother to suck eggs

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leave school

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be in class of one´s/its own

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attend school

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nursery school

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infant school

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boarding school

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grammar school

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public school

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school curriculum

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high school

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comprehensive school

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primary school

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elementary school

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go to school

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secondary school

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of the old school

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school of thought

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