"hit it off" = get along well, become friends
"After the first couple of letters, I knew we would hit it off because we had so many things in common."
"nothing to write home about" = not exciting or interesting "My trip was nothing to write home about. I didn't have much fun, and it was kind of boring."
"crack the books" = start studying
"The reason why he isn't doing very well is that he rarely cracks the books."
"cut class" = miss school "Although some of my daughter's friends cut class a lot, she is at school every day."
"have your nose in the books" = study very hard "If you don't have your nose in the books more often, I don't know how you'll pass your classes."
"throw money down the drain" = waste money without a return "Paying college tuition and then not studying hard is like throwing money down the drain."
"cut someone off" = pull in front of someone
"The instructor failed me because I cut someone off on the highway."
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