B2idiominformalstudyIELTS-friendly
teacher's pet
USUK
a student whom the teacher seems to like more than the others
Usually used to tease, often without 'a' or 'the'. Can describe a favourite employee too.
In context
Lan always sat in the front row, so the others called her teacher's pet.
He wasn't teacher's pet; he just did his homework every single day.
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