learn sth by heart - uczyć się na pamięć
You don't have to learn these principles by heart; we just want you to have a basic understanding of them.
learn one's lesson - odrobić swoją lekcję
I definitely learned my lesson about buying things from strangers online.
be a bookworm - być molem książkowym
He's such a bookworm that he spends every weekend in the library.
play hookey - wagarować
We decided to play hookey and go to the beach instead of school.
swot up - wkuwać, bardzo dużo się uczyć
I need to swot up on my history before the exam.
be the fount of all knowledge - być źródłem wszelkiej mądrości
He thinks he's the fount of all knowledge, but sometimes he's wrong.
pull an all-nighter - zarywać noc by się uczyć
I had to pull an all-nighter to finish my essay before the deadline.
learn the ropes - nauczyć się fachu
It takes time to learn the ropes in a new job.
teacher's pet - ulubieniec nauczyciela
He was always the teacher's pet in school.
school of hard knocks - szkoła życia
He didn't grow up rich. Life taught him everything in the school of hard knocks.