VERB + FLUNK
didn't, doesn't, don't, going, hope, hopes
FLUNK + NOUN
course, exam, school, tomorrow's, you'll
PREP.
out
ADV.
really
verb
Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
He flunked math, again.
Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
To fail any challenge
To shirk (a task or duty).
To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
To fail to finish school, or a given subject, program or course, due to academic shortcomings; i.e., to have too many flunking or failing grades (marks).
He flunked out of high school as a youth, but finished school later in life.
He flunked math, again.
WiktionaryUnsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
WiktionaryI might flunk the course.
Tatoeba · #276690If you flunk this exam, you'll have to repeat the course.
Tatoeba · #764180Tom hopes he doesn't flunk out of school.
Tatoeba · #1025221I didn't flunk.
Tatoeba · #2245689i Register
In some senses, flunk is marked as dated, informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.