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Christmas graduate

idiom
Meaning

A freshman who drops out of college at the end of the first semester.


Examples
SIMPLE

He became a Christmas graduate after failing his first semester.

CONTEXTUAL

The university saw many students become Christmas graduates when the difficult final exams ended in December.

COMPLEX

Although he arrived on campus with high ambitions, the academic pressure proved too great, and he left as a Christmas graduate before the spring term began.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    cancel someone's Christmas

    To kill or destroy someone.

  2. 02

    Christmas come early

    Something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.

  3. 03

    Christmas tree bill

    A bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.

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