minor in (something)

minor in (something)

To complete a college or university degree with a particular subject as an official secondary focus. Originally I thought I would major in English literature, but I ended up minoring in it. Samantha majored in economics and minored in history.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

minor in something

to study a secondary subject in college. (Compare this with major in something.) I minored in math in college. I decided to minor in history.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

minor in

v.
To complete a long-term course of study in some subject that is one's secondary focus: My main course of study is biology, and I'm minoring in philosophy.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
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  • minor in
  • an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
  • an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  • start (life) as (something)
  • start as
  • the noose is hanging
  • a doddle
  • at this juncture/moment/point in time
  • fruit of the poisonous tree
  • a place in the sun