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• learn by rote
  зубрить (без понимания материала)

  At school my weakest subject was Physics; I learned the material by rote without really understanding it.
• live in an ivory tower
  жить, не зная житейских забот

  I think Helen lives in an ivory tower; she is unaware of the realities of everyday life.
• make the grade
  преуспеть в чём-либо, добиться чего-либо

  Jim was able to make the grade and joined the baseball team.
• meet the requirements (for something)
  соответствовать требованиям для чего-либо

  The young teacher didn't meet the requirements for a substitute teacher.
• off campus
  (быть) за территорией колледжа или университета

  The cafe we usually went to was off campus.
• old boy network
  старые университетские связи

  William was able to get a good job through an old boy network.
• on campus
  на территории колледжа или университета

  There is a good library on campus which we often attend after our classes.
• pass with flying colors
  успешно закончить, получить высокий балл

  Most of the students in our Math class passed the test with flying colors.
• play hooky
  прогуливать занятия в школе

  Simon often played hooky and never had a valid reason for his absence.
• publish or perish
  публиковать свои труды, если хочешь преуспеть

  Stuart had to publish or perish if he wanted to advance in his career at the university.
• put one's thinking cap on
  призадуматься

  She put her thinking cap on and tried to decide what to do with her old house which was falling to pieces.
• read out loud
  читать вслух

  His letter was read out loud to us.
• read to oneself
  читать про себя

  I saw her lips moving as she was reading to herself.
• school of hard knocks
  суровый жизненный опыт

  You learn about ordinary experiences of life in the school of hard knocks.
• school of thought
  общее мнение или точка зрения

  There are several schools of thought about the system of education in the country.
• show-and-tell
  демонстрировать, показывать и рассказывать

  The teacher asked her students to bring their favorite toys for show-and-tell.
• take attendance
  отмечать, регистрировать присутствующих

  The Dean asked our monitor to take attendance when the students came to the lecture.
• take the roll
  делать перекличку

  Before the teacher began the lesson she took the roll.
• teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
  поучать старших, "учить учёного"

  Bill was trying to show the mechanic how to repair his car, and it was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
• teach someone a lesson
  преподать кому-либо урок, проучить кого-либо

  The burns the child got from playing with matches taught him a lesson.
• teacher's pet
  любимчик (учителя)

  I never was my teacher's pet when I studies in high school.
• three R's
  три составные начального образования: чтение, письмо, арифметика

  Students study the three R's in elementary school.
• town-and-gown
  взаимоотношения между населением города и, расположенном в нём, университетом

  There are town-and-gown fights almost every year when parties are held for the new graduates.
• university of life
  жизненный университет (знания, получаемые в повседневной жизни и труде)

  'University of life' is learning from daily life and work rather than getting higher education.
• work one's way through college
  работать, учась в колледже (университете)

  Steve had to work his way through college at a restaurant as a waiter.