Learning, Knowledge

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1. To learn smth. from the bottom up (informal) means to learn smth. thoroughly, from the very beginning; to learn all the aspects of smth.

Глибоко пізнати, досконало вивчити щось.

2. То learn smth. by heart means to learn smth. so well that it can be written or recited without thinking; to memorise smth.

Вивчити щось напам 'ять.

3. То live and learn (a proverb, also informal and folksy. Usually said when one is surprised to learn smth.) means to increase one's knowledge by experience

Вік живи, вік учись. Життя коротке, мистецтво вічне.

Synonym: Art is long, life is short.

4. To crack a book is a) to open a book and read it; b) to study

Розгорнути і читати книжку; б) вчитись.

5. То bone up (on smth.) (Am.) means to study smth. thor­oughly, to swot smth.; to review the facts about smth.

Ґрунтовно щось вчити, зубрити; повторювати

6. To learn (smth.) like a parrot is to learn smth. by heart, to memorise or swot smth. and be able to recite it without thinking what is being recited

Завчити щось як папуга.

7. То learn smth. by rote is to learn smth. without giving any thought to what is being learned

Вивчити щось, не розуміючи змісту.

8. Once-over-lightly (Am.) is a) a quick and careless stud­ying (cleaning, examination, etc.) (a noun); b) cursory; in a quick and careless manner (an adverb)

а) поверхове навчання (недбале прибирання, повер­ховий огляд) (іменник); б) поверхово, неуважно, нашвидкуруч (прислівник).

9. То air (parade) one's knowledge means to show, dem­onstrate, the (great) amount of knowledge that one has on a subject or subjects, often in a boastful and superior way

Демонструвати знання з предмета (теми), час­то вихваляючись або показуючи свою перевагу.

10. То hit the books (Am., slang) means to begin to study; to study

Починати вчитись; вчитись.

11. То know one's ABC's (informal) means a) to know the alphabet; b) to know the most basic things (about smth.)

а) знати абетку; б) дуже добре розумітися на чомусь.

12. Not to know the first thing about smth. means to be totally ignorant either generally or concerning smth. in particular

Бути дурним, невігласом; нічого не розуміти, зо­всім не розбиратися у чомусь; = не знати ні аза, ні буки; =ні бе, німе

Synonyms: Not to know from nothing (Am., informal) Not to know enough to come (go) in when it rains

Not to know enough to get out of the way of a steamroller

Not to know A from В

Not to know В from a broomstick (a buf­falo, a bull's foot)

Not to know chalk from cheese Not to know beans

Not to know one (smth.) from a hole in the ground (Am.).

13. To know smth. from memory is to have memorised smth. so that one does not have to consult a written version; to know smth. well from seeing it very often

Знати щось напам 'ять

Synonym: То know smth. by heart.

14. To know smth. inside out (informal) is to know smth. very well, to know about smth. thoroughly

Дуже добре знати щось (про щось); = знати на­зубок

Synonyms: То know smth. like a book

То know smth. like the back of one's hand (palm).

15. Not to know the meaning of the word means to have no understanding, experience of smth.

Зовсім не розумітися на чомусь.

16. То get smth. across (to someone) (Am.) means to con­vey information to someone, to teach someone

Вчити (когось), передавати інформацію (комусь).

17. То drum smth. into someone or To drum smth. into someone's head (Am.) is to make someone learn smth. through persistent repetition

Втлумачувати щось комусь.

18. То be the teacher's pet means to be the teacher's fa­vourite pupil or student

Бути улюбленим студентом (учнем) вчителя; бути мазунчиком вчителя (викладача).

19. The three Rs is (mastery of) "Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic" as first essentials in education

Читання, письмо, арифметика; основи початко­вої освіти.

20. A walking dictionary (encyclopaedia, library)

(folksy) is smb. who has or uses an extensive vocabulary, or who possesses the qualities or functions of smth. specified to an unusual de­gree

• Ходяча енциклопедія (жарт.).

21. То cut a lecture (informal) means to skip going to class; to stay away from school without permis­sion or explanation

• Пропустити, не бути присутнім на уроці, лек­ції; прогулювати (уроки в школі, заняття в університеті)

Synonyms: To cut class (Am., informal)

To play hook(e)y (Am., informal) To play the wag (informal) To play truant (informal).

22. To flunk someone out or to flunk out someone

(Am.) means to cause someone to leave school by giving a failing grade

Виключити зі школи (відрахувати з коледжу, університету) через незадовільну успішність.

23. То flunk the exam means to fail at the examination

Провалитися на іспиті.

24. On paper means a) in writing; b) in theory rather than in reality

а) письмово; б) лише на папері.