crib

crack a crib

obsolete To burglarize, especially a home. Many of the men in this area, though displaying a most convincing friendly attitude to one's face, are all too eager for the chance to crack a crib or two in the dark of the night. Would you please stop cracking cribs and earn an honest living for a change? I just never had a good feeling about Albert. He always struck me as the nefarious sort to crack a crib if given the opportunity.

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crib (something) from (someone)

To copy something from someone; to plagiarize. I only got 100 on that test because I cribbed the answers from my neighbor—I hope no one finds out! How could you crib that paper from me, man? I thought we were friends! I didn't have time to write that paper, so I cribbed it from a website—and now that I've been caught, I definitely regret it.

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crib note

1. Information about or the solutions to questions of a test or exam written on a piece of paper or other document, which may be used for cheating, studying, or by someone grading said exam. Usually pluralized. Jim was caught using crib notes during his test and failed the course as a result. My friend gave me a great set of crib notes to use while studying for my final exam. You stole the teacher's crib notes? Obviously, she's going to notice when she goes to grade our tests, and you better hope she doesn't she figure out it was you!

2. Complex or difficult information summarized on a document so as to allow for easy reference or understanding. Usually pluralized. I made some crib notes of everyday Japanese phrases so I would know how to say at least a few things while in Tokyo next week! I can never remember the whole ATP-ADP cycle, so I hope these crib notes help before the Bio test next week. Crib notes on the basics of le subjonctif will definitely come in handy, trust me.

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crib sheet

1. A piece of paper or other document containing information about or the solutions to questions of a test or exam, which may be used for cheating, studying, or by someone grading said exam. Jim was caught using a crib sheet during his test and failed the course as a result. My friend gave me a great crib sheet to use while studying for my final exam. You stole the teacher's crib sheet? Obviously, she's going to notice when she goes to grade our tests, and you better hope she doesn't she figure out it was you!

2. Any document on which complex or difficult information is summarized so as to allow for easy reference and/or understanding. I made a crib sheet of everyday Japanese phrases so I would know how to say at least a few things while in Tokyo next week! I can never remember the whole ATP-ADP cycle, so I hope this crib sheet helps before the Bio test next week. A crib sheet on the basics of le subjonctif will definitely come in handy, trust me.

See also: crib, sheet

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crib something from someone or something

to cheat by copying something from someone or something. It appears that you cribbed this directly from the person sitting next to you.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

crack a crib

break into a house. British informal

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crib

1. n. a location where thieves gather to plot; a dwelling for thieves, prostitutes, etc. (Underworld.) The police busted a crib over on Fourth Street.

2. n. a dwelling; home. My good threads are all back at my crib.

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