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a doctrina mediocriter instructum esseto have received only a moderate education.Rate it:

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American DreamA widespread determination by Americans to provide their children with a better upbringing than their parents were able to provide for them.Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient Rate it:

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at homeIn the home of one's parents.Rate it:

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birds and beesInformal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.Rate it:

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bon chien chasse de raceLes enfants ont les qualités de leurs parents.Rate it:

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ce que poulain prend en jeunesse, il le continue en vieillesse“’Tis education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined.” [Pope , Moral Essays, i. 149.]Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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college educationThe desired or promised intent of a degree program.Rate it:

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cut the umbilical cordTo end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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horse senseCommon sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom independent from, and trumping, formal education.Rate it:

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il a plus coûté qu'il n'est grosSe dit de quelqu’un qui a fait beaucoup de folles dépenses, qui a coûté beaucoup à ses parents, à sa famille, etc.Rate it:

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knowledge is powerWith knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of his objectives will certainly increase.Rate it:

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la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbreL’enfant ressemble à ses parents.Rate it:

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lapsed academicA person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.Rate it:

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leave homeTo stop living with one's parents.Rate it:

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les chiens ne font pas des chatsLes enfants ressemblent à leurs parents.Rate it:

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liberaliter, ingenue, bene educarito receive a liberal education.Rate it:

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litterae interiores et reconditae, artes reconditaeprofound scientific education.Rate it:

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litteras scireto have received a liberal education.Rate it:

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litteris leviter imbutum or tinctum esseto have received a superficial education.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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major inTo take as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education.Rate it:

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nemo mediocriter doctusno one with any pretence to education.Rate it:

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optimis studiis or artibus, optimarum artium studiis eruditum esseto have received a liberal education.Rate it:

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out of wedlockOf parents not legally married.Rate it:

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pig latinA made up language often used as a way to speak in front of people (often children and often by parents) without them knowing what you are sayingRate it:

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primis litterarum elementis imbuito receive the first elements of a liberal education.Rate it:

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ride the short busTo have a need for a special education program, as because learning disabled.Rate it:

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ride the short busTo participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopA fanciful replica of this structure, temporarily erected in a retail store, shopping mall, or other public venue at Christmastime as an attraction for children and parents.Rate it:

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scholaa school for higher education.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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scientia potentia estKnowledge is Power; with knowledge or education, one's potential or abilities in life will certainly increase.Rate it:

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servez Godard, sa femme est en couchesAntoine Oudin l’explique ainsi: « façon de parler pour refuser quelque chose à un impertinent qui se veut faire servir en maître, ou bien à un impatient ». Cette locution se rattache à une vieille et bizarre coutume, trouvée en beaucoup de pays, d’après laquelle le mari d’une femme en couches se mettait au lit pour recevoir les visites de ses parents et prenait ainsi ses aises pendant plusieurs jours.Rate it:

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sibling rivalrywhen brothers and/or sisters compete with each other, for affections of their parents or the feeling of superiorityRate it:

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the apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.Rate it:

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the apple doesn't fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents in the way they act and in their physical abilities.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education received in primary schools. Literally; reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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tollere or suscipere liberosto accept as one's own child; to make oneself responsible for its nurture and education.Rate it:

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trafficked by my parentsBook, phrase, hashtag, and movement by American Activist Dr. Greshun De Bouse detailing her human trafficking experience, ultimately to a now infamous celebrity. #traffickedbymyparentsRate it:

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university of lifeThe real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.Rate it:

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where are your parentswhere are your parents?Rate it:

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your plate is going to be in the mail boxDad to son....if you f*ck up one more time...then, Your plate is in the mail box....you just got tossed out of your parents home !Rate it:

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上有老下有小to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generationRate it:

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