Complete the idioms
You can't trick me. I know you __________out!
inside
_______ (SELECT) education should be abolished, as it leads to elitism.
selective
He has a d_________ in Law from Birmingham University.
His parents attended his g_______ ceremony when he finished university.
G(RADUATION)
I can't for the ______ of me remember how much money I lent her.
life
Kids are so ________ (RESPECT) nowadays - they are rude to parents and teachers alike.
DISRESPECTFUL
In the UK, you can leave school even if you have no q_______. You won't get a good job, though.
Q(UALIFICATIONS)
I usually r__________ for exams late at night. It is so quiet.
I think you've got hold of the wrong end of the _______.
The ________ (SUSPEND) will start on Monday and you won't be allowed to come to school for a week.
SUSPENSION
Maths and English are two of the c______ subjects in British schools.
C(ORE)
After secondary school, most decide not to go on to t________ education.
T(ERTIARY)
Can I set the _______ straight? I wasn't fired, I quit.
He was threatened with ______ (EXPEL) for setting the toilet on fire.
EXPULSION
He decided to play t_______ but the headmaster found out and he was punished for his absence.
T(RUANT)
He will r______ his Maths exam because he failed it last year.
R(ETAKE), R(ESIT)
I don't think his girlfriend exists. She's just a ________ of his imagination.
figment
He was __________ (ENCHANT) with his job so he resigned.
DISENCHANTED
I agree with c______ punishment in schools. Nothing wrong with teachers hitting students sometimes.
C(ORPORAL)
W_____-________ schools have better success rates because they receive more money.
W(ELL-ENDOWED)