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A headmaster is constructing a torture chamber in his office. A newspaper on his desk has the headline "Tories to bring back discipline in schools". His secretary sees what he is doing and comments, "Don't raise your hopes too high, headmaster".
VOCABULARY
1. If you warn someone not to raise their hopes too high, you are warning them that they should not become too confident of progress or success. A similar expression is to get (or build) one's hopes up.
2. A headmaster is a man who is the head teacher of a school (usually in Britain). The female equivalent is headmistress.
COMMENT
School discipline is seen as an important issue in Britain. An ongoing court case involves a teacher who was so affected by misbehaviour in his class that he attacked a pupil with a dumbbell. Read more >>