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Hi everyone,
I was reading an article about teaching kids and how stressful this is and the author says, "Daily facing little dears whose favourite pleasure is trying to do teacher's head in: keeping them off the streets and out of everyone's hair for most of the day." Well, I couldn't find any phrase like that in any dictionary and I can't figure out the meaning. Can anyone help me?????? Thanks- Andie |
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"Do the teacher's head in" would be heard in British and Australian English.
From the Free Dictionary: do someone's head in (British & Australian, informal) to make someone feel confused and unhappy. Getting up at 4 o'clock every morning is doing my head in. I've been trying to make sense of all these figures and it's doing my head in. _______ In the context you've given, it means that the students like to make the teacher a little crazy. Rachel |
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Thank you so much Rachel!
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Grammar Exchange Grammar Exchange The Grammar Exchange Questions and Answers Trying to do teacher's head in