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Meaning of ten points to Gryffindor | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Used to praise someone for a statement or action viewed as commendable.

humorous

Examples

“'Well, I'm assuming two things will happen. One, she'll try and kill me, two, you'll come down on her like a ton of bricks.' 'Ten points to Gryffindor,' said Gwen.”
““Yeah, sure. You know I can't stand the sight of blood, right?” “Said no one ever while dating a vampire,” he quipped. “Very clever. Ten points to Gryffindor.””
Yeah, well he has a backpfeifengesicht (ten points to Gryffindor if you can pronounce this word), AKA: a face that deserves to be punched.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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