看看這些習語和短語，它們可以用來談論學校和學習。

Bite off more than you can chew

好高騖遠

Meaning: to take on more than you can handle

意思是：承擔超出你所能承受的

Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.

當我報名參加放學后的課外活動時，我報得太多了。

Blow off steam

發泄情緒

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：做一些事情來擺脫壓力，在一段時間的努力之后做一些事情來放松。

Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.

經過兩周的考試，安德魯和他的朋友們周末去野營消遣。

Bookworm

書呆子

Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.

意思是：一個經常閱讀的人。

Example: Everyone knows she’s a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.

每個人都知道她是個真正的書呆子，所以她過生日時只得到了書。

Brainstorm

頭腦風暴

Meaning: to think of new ideas

意義：思考新的想法

Example: Annie didn’t have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.

安妮不知道如何開始這個項目，所以她決定和她的小組一起集思廣益。

Burn the midnight oil

熬夜

Meaning: to work or read late into the night

意思是：工作或閱讀到深夜

Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.

為了準備考試，我不得不熬夜。

By heart

熟記

Meaning: from memory

意思是：熟記于心

Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.

簡熟記所有的成語。

Cut to the chase

直入主題

Meaning: get straight to the point

意思是：直奔主題

Example: Cut to the chase – what’s your idea for the project?

例句：開門見山，你對這個項目有什么想法？

Eager beaver

對工作極有熱忱的人

Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard

意思是：對學?；蚬ぷ鞒錆M熱情并努力工作的人

Example: She’s such an eager beaver. She never missed a lesson and always does her homework.

她真是個對學習充滿熱情的人，從不缺課，總是做作業。

（來源：滬江英語）