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flunk out

B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

Have to leave school because your grades are too bad.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic informal

To be forced to leave a school or academic program because of consistently poor grades.

"He partied too much in his first year and eventually flunked out of university."

"I was flunked out of school for poor attendance and failing grades."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 idiomatic informal

To fail a specific course or test so badly that one is removed from the program.

"She flunked out of the nursing program after failing her practical exams twice."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Primarily American English. Common in informal conversations about academic life. Can also be used transitively in passive constructions ('He was flunked out by his professors'). The verb 'flunk' alone means to fail a test or course.

Commonly used with

college university school course program semester

Forms

Base
flunk out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
flunks out
he/she/it
Past simple
flunked out
yesterday
Past participle
flunked out
have + pp
-ing form
flunking out
continuous

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