teacher's pet

Example Sentences

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Elizabeth Brunch, the biggest teacher’s pet in our school, pipes up from the front row.

From Literature

But management for Martinez - whose songs include Teacher's Pet and Play Date - have now offered Lilly a new meet and greet as well as VIP merchandise.

From BBC

"He wasn't quite the teacher’s pet, but the teachers were always asking 'do you agree with that Erik?'"

From BBC

Part of the fun is choosing a favourite player, which was "likeable rogue" Michael Brown at Sheffield United and "unbelievable talent" Adel Taarabt at QPR - so who will be picked as the teacher's pet at Pittodrie?

From BBC

The group, which represents tens of thousands of educators, said Cameron was attempting to play “teacher’s pet” in his promises to educators.

From Seattle Times