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Studying, Homework & Exams

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Hit the books

/ሂት ዘ ቡክስ/

ማጥናት መጀመር

To begin studying hard

ጠንክሮ ማጥናት መጀመር

In Practice

"I need to hit the books tonight for my final exam."
"If you want to pass, you better hit the books."
Fluent Tip

Used when someone needs to start a serious study session.

Burn the midnight oil

/በርን ዘ ሚድናይት ኦይል/

እስከ እኩለ ሌሊት መስራት

To stay up late working or studying

እስከ አዳር ድረስ እየሰሩ ወይም እያጠኑ መቆየት

In Practice

"She's burning the midnight oil to finish her thesis."
"I had to burn the midnight oil to prepare for the test."
Fluent Tip

Used when describing late-night study or work habits.

Pass with flying colors

/ፓስ ዊዝ ፍላይንግ ካለርስ/

በከፍተኛ ውጤት ማለፍ

To pass an exam with a very high score

ፈተናን በጣም ጥሩ በሆነ ውጤት ማለፍ

In Practice

"He passed the bar exam with flying colors."
"I hope to pass my math test with flying colors."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe academic success.

Pull an all-nighter

/ፑል አን ኦል-ናይተር/

ሳይተኙ ማደር

To stay awake all night to study or work

ለማጥናት ወይም ለመስራት ሌሊቱን ሙሉ ሳይተኙ ማደር

In Practice

"I had to pull an all-nighter to finish the project."
"Pulling an all-nighter is exhausting."
Fluent Tip

Common among students during exam periods.

Cover a lot of ground

/ካቨር ኤ ሎት ኦፍ ግራውንድ/

ብዙ ትምህርት መሸፈን

To deal with a large amount of information

ከፍተኛ መጠን ያለውን መረጃ ወይም ትምህርት መሸፈን

In Practice

"We covered a lot of ground in today's lecture."
"The textbook covers a lot of ground."
Fluent Tip

Used when describing the scope of a syllabus or lesson.

Learn by heart

/ለርን ባይ ሃርት/

በቃል መያዝ

To memorize something perfectly

አንድን ነገር ፍጹም በሆነ ሁኔታ በቃል ማስታወስ

In Practice

"I had to learn the poem by heart."
"Students must learn the formulas by heart."
Fluent Tip

Used for memorization tasks.

Pick someone's brain

/ፒክ ሰምዋንስ ብሬይን/

ከአንድ ሰው እውቀት መቅሰም

To ask someone for information or advice

አንድን ሰው ለመረጃ ወይም ለምክር መጠየቅ

In Practice

"Can I pick your brain about the homework?"
"I need to pick the professor's brain."
Fluent Tip

Used when seeking help or clarification from an expert.

Rack one's brain

/ራክ ዋንስ ብሬይን/

በጣም ማሰብ

To think very hard to remember or solve something

አንድን ነገር ለማስታወስ ወይም ለመፍታት በጣም ማሰብ

In Practice

"I racked my brain for the answer during the exam."
"She's racking her brain to find a solution."
Fluent Tip

Used when struggling to remember information during a test.

Back to basics

/ባክ ቱ ቤዚክስ/

ወደ መሠረታዊ ነገሮች መመለስ

Returning to the simplest principles

ወደ ቀላሉ እና መሠረታዊው መርህ መመለስ

In Practice

"We need to go back to basics to understand this math problem."
"The teacher took us back to basics."
Fluent Tip

Used when advanced concepts are too difficult.

By the book

/ባይ ዘ ቡክ/

በህጉ መሠረት

Following the rules exactly

ደንቦችን በትክክል መከተል

In Practice

"The exam was conducted strictly by the book."
"He does everything by the book."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe strict adherence to exam regulations.

Show of hands

/ሾው ኦፍ ሃንድስ/

በእጅ ምልክት ድምፅ መስጠት

A vote expressed by raising hands

እጅን በማንሳት የሚገለጽ ድምፅ አሰጣጥ

In Practice

"By a show of hands, who has finished the assignment?"
"Let's see a show of hands for the new study time."
Fluent Tip

Commonly used by teachers in classrooms.

Sail through

/ሴይል ስሩ/

በቀላሉ ማለፍ

To succeed easily at something

አንድን ነገር በቀላሉ ማከናወን ወይም ማለፍ

In Practice

"She sailed through her entrance exams."
"He sailed through the quiz without studying."
Fluent Tip

Used for tasks that are accomplished without much effort.