flunk out

flunk out
{v. phr.} To have to withdraw from school or college because of too many failing grades. * /Fred flunked out of college during his junior year./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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 — «FLUHNGK OWT», noun. U.S. Informal. a person who flunks out; flunkee: »a college flunk out …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — 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 of — phr verb Flunk out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑college …   Collocations 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 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

  • 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 — be dismissed from school or college for failing examinations. → flunk …   English new terms dictionary

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