To prove sb wrong

to get high/low marks/grades

to fail a course / an exam in …(a subject); to be failed

to go on to further education

To get a grant for further education

to take/do a course in (maths) / take an evening course in accounting

to do all the accounts – вести все счета

to set up/to run a company/one’s own business

to cater for/at – to provide and serve food an drinks at a party, meeting, usually as a business (e.g. She runs three catering teams and caters mainly for conferences. Who’s catering at your daughter’s wedding?)

to take / to sit / to do / to re-sit / to pass / fail an exam in; to take a test in (a subject) / on (a topic)

to learn sth by heart

to pay attention in class (to sth) (cf: to attract attention, to draw sb’s attention to sth)

to apply to (a) university / for a place at university; to gain a place at university

to enroll at a/the college –officially arrange to join the college

To see very little (no) point in doing sth

To enter sb for an exam

a boarding school – a school where students live as well as study (школа-интернат)

a mediocre student; to label sb as (a mediocre student)

to be best/well/ideally suited to sth/doing sth (e.g. She’s best suited to getting married and raising a family. David would be ideally suited to the job)

she is bound / sure / certain / (highly) likely / unlikely / expected / not expected to (succeed in her studies).

to take away one’s confidence / to inspire confidence in students

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to follow in one’s parents’ footsteps

To get a taste of freedom

to make it = be successful in a particular activity/profession (e.g. I never thought Clare would make it as an actress

to make it big = be very successful (e.g. They’ve made it big in show business)

To become incredibly famous and fabulously rich

She’ll have a qualification behind her

to get sth out of one’s system – to get rid of an idea or strong unpleasant feelings, to put it out of your mind (e.g. I was furious, so I went for a run to get it out of my system)

It’s up to you = You must make a decision yourself.

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to live off sth – to get your income from sth (e.g. Do you think you will be able to live off your music right from the start? I disapprove of people who are living off the welfare.)

I bet (you) – used to say that you are fairly sure that sth is true, although you cannot prove this

(e.g. I bet you she won’t come.)

You bet! – used to emphasize that you agree with someone or are keen to do what they suggest

(e.g. Going to the party on Saturday? – You bet!)

in five years’ time = five years from now

posh – very expensive and luxurious (a posh restaurant, a posh hotel, etc.)

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