Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 26 compound words that contain teach. The most common are listed below. Open teach in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- teach the controversyTo teach that life forms may have been created (almost) in their current form by a sentient being in a manner consistent with Christian dogmata, rather than as a result of ordinary evolution, and that the theory of evolution is …
- teach outTo continue to teach a discontinued course to those pupils who were already enrolled.
- teach grandma how to suck eggsTo tell an expert how to do things.
- teach someone a lessonTo punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
- teach grandma to suck eggsAlternative form of teach grandma how to suck eggs: To tell an expert how to do things.
- teach awayIn patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
- teach-insplural of teach-in: An extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
- home teachTo teach as part of a home teaching assignment.
- teach to the testTo teach in preparation for a standardized test, focusing narrowly on the material that will appear in the test.
- teach to read and write
- teach schoolTo work as a teacher in a school; to be a schoolteacher.
- co-teachAlternative form of coteach: To teach pupils with special educational needs alongside those without.
- pre-teachTo teach something (an idea, a word) before using it in a real situation.
- teach-outsplural of teach-out: To continue to teach a discontinued course to those pupils who were already enrolled.
- don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggsDon't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
- teach someone who's the bossSynonym of show who's boss: To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
- teach who's bossAlternative form of show who's boss: To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
- teach who's the bossAlternative form of teach someone who's the boss: To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
- that'll teach someoneUsed after someone has done something bad and has got punished for it, to learn from their mistake
- don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducksAlternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
- don't teach your grandmother to steal sheepAlternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
Compound words 26
- teacherA person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- teachableCapable of being taught; apt to learn.
- teachabilityThe state or condition of being teachable.
- unteachTo cause (someone) to unlearn; to make (someone) forget something they have been taught, or recognize it as erroneous, etc.
- misteachTo teach incorrectly.
- overteachTo teach too much.
- teachyPreachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction.
- foreteachTo teach or instruct beforehand.
- teachworthyWorth being taught.
- coteachTo teach pupils with special educational needs alongside those without.