summer slide

informal A decline in academic skills, especially literacy, that tends to occur in students during their summer break between academic years. I try to make sure my kids read books all throughout the summer vacation so they don't succumb to the summer slide.

See also: slide, summer

See also:

school's out
townie
cap and gown
raise (one's) hand
have (someone or something) down as (something)
have someone or something down as
put (someone or something) down as (something)
put down as
half term
have something to your credit

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