- Easy as ABC. Meaning: very easy.
- Example:
- “Learning mathematics is easy as ABC.”
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- Bookworm. Meaning: someone who reads a lot
- Example:
- “No wonder she is genius. She is a bookworm.”
- Example:
- Brainstorm. Meaning: try to develop idea or think of a new idea.
- Example:
- “In this group discussion, we need to brainstorm for our environment campaign.”
- Example:
- Call the roll. Meaning: call students’ names on a roll and expect them to answer if they are there.
- Example:
- “Every morning when the class starts, the teacher calls the roll.”
- Example:
- Cap and gown. Meaning: a special cap called a mortarboard and a special robe which is worn in academic ceremony.
- Example:
- “The students wore cap and gown on their graduation day.”
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- Count noses. Meaning: to count the number of people.
- Example:
- “The teacher stopped to count the nose several times during the field trip.”
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- Cover a lot of ground. Meaning: to complete a lot of material in a class or course.
- Example:
- “I covered a lot of ground in Physics class last semester.”
- Example:
- Cow college. Meaning: a school where farming or agriculture is studied.
- Example:
- “He graduated from cow college in America.”
- Example:
- Crack a book. Meaning: to open a book to study (usually used in the negative)
- Example:
- “It shocked me when I got my test result. It was good although I didn’t crack a book that much.”
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- Crank out a paper. Meaning: to write a paper or essay in mechanical way.
- Example:
- “I have to crank out a paper to pass this subject.”
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Compiled and written by @mettaa_ for @EnglishTips4u on Tuesday, February 21, 2017
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