🗓️ Idiom: Do Your Homework (v)
💬 Meaning
- To prepare carefully before a meeting or task.
- To collect useful information so you are ready to perform well.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Before the interview, she did her homework and read everything about the company.
- If you do your homework, you will feel more confident when answering questions.
- He did his homework on the job role, so he knew exactly what the employer wanted.
🏛️ Origin
In schools, homework is work given to students to complete at home. The phrase became a metaphor for preparing well for any important situation, including job interviews.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
You will give better answers in the interview if you __________ first.
Answer
do your homework
2. Multiple choice:
What does “do your homework” mean?
A. Ask for extra time
B. Prepare and research before something important
C. Avoid difficult tasks
Answer
B Prepare and research before something important
3. Change the sentence using “do your homework”:
“She prepared a lot before the interview.”
Answer
She did her homework before the interview.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
