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teacher's pet

 
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–noun
a pupil who is a favorite of a teacher.
Origin:
1925–30
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teach·er's pet   (tē'chərz)
n.   pl. teacher's pets or teachers' pets

  1. A student in special favor with a teacher.

  2. One who has gained favor with an authority.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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teacher's pet

A person who has gained favor with authority, as in Al has managed to be teacher's pet in any job he has held. This expression transfers the original sense of a teacher's favorite pupil to broader use. [1920s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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