The voice coach schooled the singer in excellent breathing techniques.
•We were schooled in oratory and debate.
•She schooled herself in patience.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
school someone — tv. to teach someone something, usually as a demonstration of power. (As in I’ll teach you a thing or two which suggests violence.) □ Am I gonna have to school you in how to act? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put someone through (something) — put (someone/yourself) through (something) to pay for someone or for yourself to go to school. I ended up putting my granddaughter through school. My father wasn t well and couldn t work, so all of us kids put ourselves through college … New idioms dictionary
school — school1 [ skul ] noun *** ▸ 1 where children learn ▸ 2 college/university ▸ 3 where subject is taught ▸ 4 people sharing ideas ▸ 5 large group of fish etc. 1. ) count or uncount a place where children go to be taught: It s the biggest school in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
school — I UK [skuːl] / US [skul] noun Word forms school : singular school plural schools *** Differences between British and American English: school: In both the UK and the US, school usually means a place where children are taught from the age of four… … English dictionary
school — [[t]sku͟ːl[/t]] ♦ schools, schooling, schooled 1) N VAR: usu prep N A school is a place where children are educated. You usually refer to this place as school when you are talking about the time that children spend there and the activities that… … English dictionary
something's days are numbered — someone’s/something’s/days are numbered phrase someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer His days in the team are probably numbered. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym likely to die soonsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Someone to Call My Lover — Infobox Single Name = Someone to Call My Lover Artist = Janet Jackson Album = All for You Released = June 26, 2001 Format = CD single, 12 single, 7 single Recorded = Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota) Genre = Pop, R B, folk, country Length = 4 … Wikipedia
school — school1 W1S1 [sku:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where children learn)¦ 2¦(time at school)¦ 3¦(university)¦ 4¦(one subject)¦ 5 at school 6 in school 7¦(art)¦ 8 school of thought 9 of/from the old school 10¦(fish)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes … Wikipedia
something nasty in the woodshed — Something nasty in the woodshed means that someone as a dark secret or an unpleasant experience in their past. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
