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school
A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.
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old
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Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.
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school
of hard knocks
An education consisting of real-world experiences, especially harsh experiences.
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every day is a
school
day
You learn something new every day.
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hold back
To delay, especially in
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bunk off
We all bunked off
school
yesterday to watch the football.
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boys will be boys
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in
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bug out
Miss
school
, play truant, play hooky.
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cry for help
In her second year at the
school
Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.
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field day
A day of class taken away from
school
for a field trip.
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field day
A
school
day for athletic events; a sports day.
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fire drill
An organised practice to prepare occupants of an office,
school
or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.
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get in
To secure membership at a selective
school
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play hookey
To be absent without permission, especially from
school
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play hooky
To miss
school
, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse.
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underwater basket weaving
An easy and useless college or high
school
class.
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you get what you pay for
In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the
School
Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say so
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