School And Education Idioms Exercise

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1. The boy obviously was not listening and drew a blank when the teacher asked him a question.
2. It is a difficult situation to be in; if you want to get out of it, you have to put on your thinking cap.
3. I was confused; I could not figure out what I was supposed to do.
4. I racked my brain, but I could not find a solution to my problem.
5. If you are a bookworm, you are likely to spend your time in the library.
6. When he was at university, he was the class clown; it is surprising that he is now a teacher.
7. She passed the exam with flying colors and made her parents proud.
8. He chose to major in his favorite subject; needless to say, he breezed through / sailed through the course.
9. It was a difficult test; still, he managed to ace it.
10. If you are an honest student, you will not use cheat sheets.
11. I got only 15 out of 50; I have never bombed a test like that.
12. I thought the test was going to be a cakewalk, but it was pretty difficult.