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teacher'spet (pluralteacher's petsorteachers' pets)

1. (idiomatic) Astudent who is perceived to befavored by theteacher.

   As an intelligent and conscientious student, he was often labelled as theteacher's pet in school.

   • 1980, “Don't Stand So Close to Me”,Sting (lyrics), performed byThe Police:

     Her friends are so jealous / You know how bad girls get / Sometimes it's not so easy / To be theteacher's pet.

   • 2025 September 12, “Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Went From Scholarship Winner to Wanted Man”, inThe New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC:

     In fact, she said, he [Tyler Robinson] had the personality of ateacher’s pet, always on time, respectful, hardworking, and smart.

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