teacher's pet
/ˌtiːtʃəz ˈpet/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
the favourite pupil in a class, who gets special treatment
Examples
- 1Nobody wanted to sit next to Oliver because everyone thought he was the teacher's pet.
- 2Being the teacher's pet isn't much fun when the rest of the class stops talking to you.
- 3Mr Hill let Maria hand out the books and never told her off, so the others said she was teacher's pet.
- 4Leo gets top marks even when his homework is late – he's clearly teacher's pet.
- 5Nobody likes being called teacher's pet, even if Miss Khan really does give you the easy jobs.
Grammar
A countable noun. British speakers often leave out the article: she was teacher's pet. It is usually disapproving.
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