Idiom
lump of school
SlangCockney rhyming slang
Meaning
fool
Examples
“Don't be such a lump of school and listen to me.”
“He acted like a total lump of school when he tried to fix the engine without any tools.”
“Despite his expensive education, he proved himself a complete lump of school by ignoring the obvious warning signs.”
Examples
simple
“Don't be such a lump of school and listen to me.”
contextual
“He acted like a total lump of school when he tried to fix the engine without any tools.”
complex
“Despite his expensive education, he proved himself a complete lump of school by ignoring the obvious warning signs.”
Origin
The market stall holders felt that the sooner the boy stopped reading books and gained practical experience the better.
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