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What does "teacher's pet" mean?

Vocabulary Word: teacher's pet

1. Definition (n.) a student who tries too hard to please

Examples Don’t be such a teacher’s pet. No one will like you if you act like that.

Examples Did you see that Jerry brought the teacher a present? He is so the teacher’s pet.

Examples When I was young, I wanted my teachers to like me so badly. I was such a teacher’s pet.

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Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Oh!


As a teacher I’d like all kinds pets but the teacher’s pet!:)))


02:31 AM Oct 06 2012 |

Irene Forever

Ukraine

:) My students are not teacher’s pets. They work hard not for me but for their sake in order to become educated people.

08:40 PM Oct 05 2012 |

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