Education

a piece of cake

• something difficult

• something easily achieved

• something done fast

• something interesting

be off school

• leave school

• not being fond of school

• be absent from school

drop out of school

• abandon school

• be expelled from school

• be absent from school

know sth inside out

• know something or somebody from the beginning

• know something not so well

• know something very thoroughly

learn by heart

• learn very hard

• memorise something

• learn at a fast speed

pass an exam with flying colours

• pass an exam very easily

• pass an exam with distinction

• pass an exam without learning

burn the midnight oil

• read or work late into the night

• read or work during the evening

• cook during the night

dissertation

• a long essay written to get to university

• a long essay written in secondary school

• a long essay written for a university degree

tuition fees

• money that a student pays to a secondary school for their teaching

• money that a student pays to a university for their teaching

• money that a student pays to a teacher for their teaching

crib notes

• a piece of paper with notes used for learning to an exam

• a piece of paper with notes used for cheating during an exam

• a piece of paper with notes used for memorising to an exam