phrasal verb/idiom · neutral
cram for
UK/kræm fɔː/US/kræm fɔr/CRAM·for
to study a lot in a short time just before an exam
Examples
“I was cramming for the math test all weekend.”
“Cramming usually helps you pass, but you might forget the details later.”
“She spent the night cramming for her history exam.”
Band 8 sentence
“I ended up cramming for the final, which was a risky strategy but it paid off this time.”
Collocations
- cram for an exam
- cram all night
Word family
Common mistakes
cram the exam→cram for the exam
to cram = học sâu→to cram = học nhồi nhét trong thời gian ngắn
Say it for a higher band
5study hard→6revise quickly→7+cram for
Synonyms
study intensively
pull an all-nighter
Easily confused
brush up on
“She brushed up on her Spanish before traveling.”
hit the books
“I need to hit the books this semester to improve my GPA.”
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