Check out these idioms and phrases, which can be used when talking about school and learning.

看看这些习语和短语，它们可以用来谈论学校和学习。

Bite off more than you can chew

好高骛远

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：承担超出你所能承受的

Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.

当我在放学后报名参加课外活动时，我吃得太多了。

Blow off steam

发泄情绪

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：做一些事情来摆脱压力，在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。

Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.

经过两周的考试，安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。

Bookworm

书呆子

Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.

意思是：一个经常阅读的人。

Example: Everyone knows she’s a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.

每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子，所以她只有生日的书。

Brainstorm

头脑风暴

Meaning: to think of new ideas

意义：思考新的想法

Example: Annie didn’t have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.

安妮不知道如何开始这个项目，所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。

Burn the midnight oil

熬夜

Meaning: to work or read late into the night

意思是：工作或阅读到深夜

Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.

为了准备考试，我不得不熬夜。

By heart

熟记

Meaning: from memory

意思：从记忆中

Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.

简熟记所有的成语。

Cut to the chase

直入主题

Meaning: get straight to the point

意思是：直奔主题

Example: Cut to the chase – what’s your idea for the project?

例句：开门见山-你对这个项目有什么想法？

Eager beaver

对工作极有热忱的人

Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard

意思是：对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人

Example: She’s such an eager beaver, she never missed a lesson and always does her homework.

她真是个热心的人，从不缺课，总是做作业。

Hit the books

开始学习

Meaning: to study

意义：学习

Example: I can’t go out this weekend, I have to hit the books because an exam is coming up.

这个周末我不能出去，因为考试就要来了，我不得不看书。

Piece of cake

小菜一碟

Meaning: something easy

意思是：简单的事情

Example: This test was a piece of cake, I didn’t have to study so much!

这次考试是小菜一碟，我用不着学那么多！

Pitch in

努力投入

Meaning: contribute, help out

意思：贡献，帮助

Example: Although Mary was in our group she didn’t pitch in with the project.

虽然玛丽在我们组，但她没有参与这个项目。

Ring a bell

听起来熟悉

Meaning: sound familiar

意思：听起来很熟悉

Example: Ben didn’t cover all the material for the exam, most questions didn’t ring a bell for him.

本没有涵盖考试的所有材料，大多数问题都没有给他敲响警钟。

Skip class

逃课

Meaning: not go to class

意思是：不去上课

Example: Lee had to go to the doctor’s this morning so he skipped class.

李今天早上不得不去看医生，所以他逃课了。

Teacher’s pet

宠儿

Meaning: a student who is favored by the teacher

意思是：受老师宠爱的学生

Example: Nobody likes a teacher’s pet.

没有人喜欢老师的宠物。

To be under the weather

身体不舒服

Meaning: to fill ill

含义：生病

Example: I’m under the weather, I think I’ll skip class.

我不舒服，我想我要逃课了。

With flying colours

出色完成

Meaning: with distinction, successfully

意义：与众不同，成功

Example: I passed my final exam with flying colours.

我以优异的成绩通过了期末考试。

（来源：沪江英语）