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year in, year outDuring every year; always.Rate it:

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leap yearPeriod of 366 daysRate it:

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new schoolA style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.Rate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolA brothel.Rate it:

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year dotA very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.Rate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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same day last yearSame day last year is a time transformation used in business intelligence to show the value of a given number the same day, but last year.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolUsed other than as an idiom: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.)Rate it:

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old schoolCharacteristic 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nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.Rate it:

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school of hard knocksAn education consisting of real-world experiences, especially harsh experiences.Rate it:

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big yearan informal competition among birdwatchers to see who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.Rate it:

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salad yearThe inexperienced, youthful prime of an individual, group, organization or entity.Rate it:

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rule the schoolTo substantially control a school administratively, financially, or to control a school's curriculum.Rate it:

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Whos Your Waiter Last Year?Whos Your Waiter Last Year?Rate it:

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art schoolPlace where you learn artRate it:

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big yearUsed other than as an idiom: see big, year.Rate it:

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happy New YearA wish said at and before the start of a new year to wish someone well for New Year or for the new year.Rate it:

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Happy New Year'sAlternative form of Happy New YearRate it:

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I'm ... year(s) oldI was born... year ago.Rate it:

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearA traditional greeting for Christmas and the new year.Rate it:

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rule the school(of one or a group of students) To socially dominate a school's student population, or a major part of it (such as the girls or the boys).Rate it:

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School of Hard KnocksTesting and tough experiences of life that teach you lots of lessonsRate it:

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tell tales out of schoolTo reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.Rate it:

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to tell tales out of school.to reveal information which should have been kept privy to an organization.Rate it:

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'tis the seasonIndicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.Rate it:

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ludus gladiatoriusa school for gladiators.Rate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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新年好Happy New YearRate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año NuevoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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keep inTo require a pupil to stay after school as a punishment.Rate it:

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sag offTo skive, to not attend school when required to do so.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn 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 soRate it:

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alma materthe university, school, or college that one formerly attended.Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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boys will be boysIt 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 school.Rate it:

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Happy HolidaysA greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, including Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and sometimes Thanksgiving.Rate it:

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Bom Natal e Feliz Ano NovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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montha collection of days make up a month, there are 12 months in a year, or 56 weeks in a year, or 365 days in a yearRate it:

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Santa's workshopThe mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day.Rate it:

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sick noteA note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school etc.Rate it:

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à la rentrée des classesWhen school reopens.Rate it:

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ad annuma year from now.Rate it:

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anni descriptiothe division of the year (into months, etc.)Rate it:

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anno ab urbe condita quintoin the fifth year from the founding of the city.Rate it:

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anno peracto, circumacto, interiecto, intermissoafter a year has elapsed.Rate it:

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anno vertentein the course of the year.Rate it:

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