Meaning of teacher's pet | Babel Free

Definitions

A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“As an intelligent and conscientious student, he was often labelled as the teacher's pet in school.”

“Her friends are so jealous / You know how bad girls get / Sometimes it's not so easy / To be the teacher's pet.”

“In fact, she said, he [Tyler Robinson] had the personality of a teacher’s pet, always on time, respectful, hardworking, and smart.”

CEFR level