flunking

  • 81Паппе, Илан — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Паппе. Илан Паппе אילן פפה …

    Википедия

  • 82downer — I n A depressant. My life is enough of a mess; I don t need to take downers. 1960s II n Something depressing or disappointing. Flunking my home ec test is such a downer! 1960s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 83flunk — (v.) 1823, Amer.Eng. college slang, original meaning to back out, give up, fail, traditionally said to be an alteration of British university slang funk to be frightened, shrink from (see FUNK (Cf. funk) (1)). Related: Flunked; flunking …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 84rise\ from\ the\ ashes — v. phr. To rise from ruin; start anew. A year after flunking out of medical school, Don rose from the ashes and passed his qualifying exams for the M.D. with honors …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 85flunk — [[t]flʌ̱ŋk[/t]] flunks, flunking, flunked VERB If you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V n] Your son is upset because he flunked a history exam. Syn: fail …

    English dictionary

  • 86flunk — UK [flʌŋk] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms flunk : present tense I/you/we/they flunk he/she/it flunks present participle flunking past tense flunked past participle flunked mainly American informal to fail a test or a course John… …

    English dictionary

  • 87flunk out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms flunk out : present tense I/you/we/they flunk out he/she/it flunks out present participle flunking out past tense flunked out past participle flunked out mainly American informal to have to leave a school… …

    English dictionary

  • 88bare / bear —    Bare means naked : Walking in grass with bare feet is refreshing.    Bear is the animal, and also means to carry : Sherman must bear the burden of flunking math twice …

    Confused words

  • 89bare / bear —    Bare means naked : Walking in grass with bare feet is refreshing.    Bear is the animal, and also means to carry : Sherman must bear the burden of flunking math twice …

    Confused words

  • 90body count — 1. n. the total of dead bodies after a battle. □ The body count at Hill 49 was three. □ The body count seems to go down during the rainy season. 2. n. the total number of casualties after some kind of shake up. □ The pink slips are coming out… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions