๐ Bone up on
Meaning: Study hard, usually in preparation for a test
๐ฅBurn the candle at both ends
Meaning: stay up late into the night and then get up early the next day to carry on working
๐ฅBurn the midnight oil
Meaning: work late into the night
๐️Come up trumps (or turn up trumps)
Meaning: unexpectedly produce just what’s needed at the last moment
๐️Dead cert
Meaning: Something that’s certain to happen or be achieved
⛱️Draw a blank
Meaning: fail in attempts to remember something
๐Hit the books
Meaning: begin to study hard
๐In a brown study
Meaning: daydreaming or deeply contemplative
๐In the bag
Meaning: virtually guaranteed; success assured
๐งฃKeep your nose to the grindstone
Meaning: apply yourself conscientiously to your work
๐งดKnuckle down
Meaning: focus on a project or a task
๐Learn something off by heart
Meaning: learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory
๐งธMake a pig’s Ear of
Meaning: botch something up; make a complete mess of something
๐งผMake the Grade
Meaning: be satisfactory and of an expected level
๐งฃMoment of truth
Meaning: Critical or decisive time when you find out if your efforts have succeeded.
(You can relate it with Result Day)
๐งบOn course for
Meaning: likely to achieve something
⚖️Pass with flying colours
Meaning: do very well in a test or exam
๐ฆRise to the occasion
Meaning: Manage to do something successfully in difficult circumstances
๐งคSail through
Meaning: succeed in doing something without difficulty.
๐ชStudy animal
Meaning: Someone who studies hard (the opposite of a party animal)
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