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do your homework
USUK
to find out the facts about something carefully before you act
The figurative sense is about research, not school. The possessive changes: 'their homework'.
In context
Do your homework on the company before the interview, so you can ask good questions.
The buyers had clearly done their homework and knew the real price of the land.
Common mistake
Incorrect: You should make your homework before you buy a car.
Correct: You should do your homework before you buy a car.
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity