Get schooled
Meaning: To be taught a lesson, usually by being decisively beaten or corrected by someone more skilled.
Getting schooled means someone showed you how it's done — usually by outperforming you so badly that it's embarrassing. It can be about sports, games, arguments, or any competitive situation. The winner 'schooled' the loser, teaching them through humiliating defeat.
Examples
- I thought I was good at chess until my ten-year-old niece schooled me. 我以为自己下棋很厉害,结果被十岁的侄女完虐了。Creía que era bueno al ajedrez hasta que mi sobrina de diez años me dio una paliza.チェスが得意だと思っていたのに、10歳の姪にコテンパンにやられた。체스를 잘한다고 생각했는데, 열 살짜리 조카한테 완전히 발렸다.
- The rookie just schooled the veteran on that play. 那个新秀在那个回合中完全碾压了老将。El novato acaba de darle una lección al veterano en esa jugada.ルーキーがあのプレーでベテランを完全にやり込めた。신인이 그 플레이에서 베테랑을 완전히 압도했다.
- He tried to argue about politics and got completely schooled. 他想辩论政治,结果被人完全驳倒了。Intentó discutir de política y le dieron un repaso completo.政治について議論しようとしたが、完全に論破された。정치에 대해 논쟁하려다가 완전히 논파당했다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: competition, humiliation, sports
Tone: teasing, impressed
✓ Do Say
- She just schooled everyone at trivia night.她在知识竞赛之夜把所有人都碾压了。Les dio una lección a todos en la noche de trivial.彼女はトリビアナイトでみんなをやり込めた。그녀가 퀴즈 나이트에서 모두를 발라버렸다.
- I got schooled by a twelve-year-old.我被一个十二岁的孩子上了一课。Un chaval de doce años me dio un repaso.12歳の子にコテンパンにやられた。열두 살짜리한테 한 수 배웠다.
✗ Don't Say
- Don't use about literal education — 'I got schooled at Harvard' is ambiguous不要用于真正的学校教育——'I got schooled at Harvard'会产生歧义No lo uses en el sentido literal de educación — 'me educaron en Harvard' resulta ambiguo文字通りの教育について使わないこと — 「ハーバードでschoolされた」は意味が曖昧になる실제 교육에 대해서는 쓰지 마라 — '하버드에서 한 수 배웠다'는 의미가 모호해진다
Origin & History
American slang from the 1980s-90s, especially popular in basketball culture. 'School' as a verb means to teach someone a lesson through demonstrated superiority.
Cultural Context
Era: 1980s-90s
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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