cram course
Americannoun
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an intensive course of study designed to review or teach material needed for a specific purpose or, often, material previously taught but not mastered.
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The cram course in haute cuisine food prep enabled Edebiri to approximate the skill set of a gifted sous-chef.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Since that trip to London, Walker has scrambled to get a cram course in world politics and national security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
Verrazano has had a cram course, having four races since Jan. 1.”
From Slate ● May 2, 2013
The chef, Sam Richman, honed his haute French technique at Jean Georges and Per Se but spent a month in Mexico on a culinary cram course before taking over the kitchen.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2012
Our machines translate their languages easily and I've taken a cram course in two or three of them.
From Second Landing by Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
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