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Katy is a real bookworm, she reads several books a week.
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Someone who does or says exactly the same as someone else. commencer à apprendre
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Stop wearing the same clothes as I do, don't be such a copycat!
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To learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory. commencer à apprendre
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to learn something by heart I have to learn this poem by heart for my Polish classes.
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To have a bad experience. commencer à apprendre
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I learned the hard way when I worked in the UK.
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To learn how to do a job. commencer à apprendre
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Before you start you have to learn the ropes.
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To suffer a bad experience and know not to do it again commencer à apprendre
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I'll never take my parents' car without permission, I learned my lesson.
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Said when you hear or discover something which is surprising: commencer à apprendre
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So he is a headhunter, I never knew. You live and learn.
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Education one gets from life's usually negative experiences commencer à apprendre
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the School of Hard Knocks Some people get the school of Hard Knocks instead of formal education.
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A student who is ridiculed for studying excessively. commencer à apprendre
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Everybody call me a swot, but I will have the last laugh when I get the Nobel prize.
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The older you are the more set in your ways you become. commencer à apprendre
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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks I tried to teach my grandfather sending e-mails, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
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To be the favourite pupil of the teacher. commencer à apprendre
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My sister is a teacher's pet, she always gets the best marks.
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To do something to someone, usually to punish them. commencer à apprendre
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to teach someone a lesson He called you names?! I'll teach him a lesson!
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To give advice to someone about a subject that they already know more about than you commencer à apprendre
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to teach your grandmother to suck eggs Don't tell me how to bake, I've baked for 30 years, don't teach grandmother to suck eggs.
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People who never went on to higher education often say this. commencer à apprendre
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I studied at the University of Life. I never received a formal education, but I studied at the University of Life.
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If you pass an exam with flying colours, you do it very successfully. commencer à apprendre
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I passed my exams with flying colours. I have seven As.
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