- flunk out of school
- flunk out (of school)
to be forced to leave school because of failing work.
He had been a computer-science student before he flunked out of a California university.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
flunk out of school
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flunk out — (of school) to be forced to leave school because of failing work. He had been a computer science student before he flunked out of a California university … New idioms dictionary
flunk out — ˌflunk ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they flunk out he/she/it flunks out present participle flunking out past tense … Useful english dictionary
flunk out — v. i. to be dismissed (from a school or course of study) due to failure to perform up to the minimum standard. Syn: fail out; wash out. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flunk out (of something) — ˌflunk ˈout (of sth) derived (NAmE, informal) to have to leave a school or college because your marks/grades are not good enough • He flunked out of college after four semesters. Main entry: ↑flunkder … Useful english dictionary
flunk out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms flunk out : present tense I/you/we/they flunk out he/she/it flunks out present participle flunking out past tense flunked out past participle flunked out mainly American informal to have to leave a school… … English dictionary
flunk out — fail a school program, fail a course If you flunk out of college, you will have to find a job … English idioms
flunk out (of something) — in. to leave school or a course because of failure. □ Fred flunked out of school and never tried to go back. □ That’s it. All F’s. I’ve flunked out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
flunk out — verb a) To fail to finish school, or a given subject or course, due to academic shortcomings; i.e., to have too many flunking or failing grades (marks). He flunked out of high school as a youth, but finished school later in life. b) … Wiktionary
flunk out — be dismissed from school or college for failing examinations. → flunk … English new terms dictionary
flunk out — verb Date: 1920 intransitive verb to be dismissed from a school or college for failure transitive verb to dismiss from a school or college for failure … New Collegiate Dictionary
