charm school

charm school
A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often in brief courses and to children.

From there, it was a short step to running a charm school, where she taught the children of the powerful how to bow, curtsey and tenderly ladle punch.


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  • charm school — n especially AmE a school where young women were sometimes sent in the past to learn how to behave politely and gracefully …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • charm school — charm ,school noun count OLD FASHIONED a school where young women learn to behave politely and make themselves physically attractive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • charm school — noun : a school in which social graces are taught * * * a school for teaching the social graces, grooming and dress, etc. [1945 50] * * * charm school noun A fee paying academy where young women are taught social graces • • • Main Entry: ↑charm * …   Useful english dictionary

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  • charm school —  A mocking term for training courses for newly appointed managers and other employees who now are in the PUBLIC EYE.  ► “Charm school is a derisive or mocking term applied by cynics to military instructor training courses and civilian train the… …   American business jargon

  • Charm School (TV series) — Charm School Format Reality Created by Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Country of origin United States No. of seasons 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Charm School (Roxette album) — Charm School Studio album by Roxette Released 11 February 2011 …   Wikipedia

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