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1. An ASL pro, proficient in ASL2. As easy as pie, piece of cake3. At a loss for words, speechless4. Awesome, remarkable, “big” wow!5. Back up6. Barely, hardly, scarcely, hard to come by7. Better than nothing

8. Blow someone away9. Came to mind10.Chip in11.Close call, by one’s hair. That was really close12.Common sense13.Compulsive liar14.Conceited, egomaniac

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15.Darn you16.Defeat, wipe out17.Dirty business18.Don’t feel like 19.Dumbfounded20.Fall back, relapse21.Feebleminded

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22.Financially broke 23.Gross someone out24.Gut feeling25.Hey, what’s up, what’s your problem26.Hit the jackpot27.Holy cow, whoa28.If I were you, if I were in your shoes

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29.In one ear and out the other30.It is of no significance, despite, regardless of31.Jump for joy32.Jump to conclusions33.Keep an eye on34.Live and learn, roll with the punches35.Lost in thought

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36.Make a fuss37.Messed up38.Much better than someone39.On the fence, ambivalent40.Overlook41.Pro, expert, experienced42.Rarely

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43.Stinky, it really stinks44.Taking advantage of (negatively)45.That’s not what I’m talking about, not what I mean46.That’s understandable47.To talk on and on48.Totally, mostly, utmost49.Wide-awake, alert50.Word on the street, through the grapevine51.Worship, idolize52.You’re crazy

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• Absorbed into the system, taking on other’s culture

• Actions speak louder than words• An open mind• Back out• Beat around the bush• Blow a fuse• Bring something up

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• Broke a record, record breaking• Burning up• Catch up (on)• Cheapskate• Disappear into thin air• Do oneself a favor• Don’t be too sure

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• Don’t have• Expand upon• Filthy rich• Flop, a disaster• For sure• Freak out• Go after a person

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• Go from bad to worse, take a turn for the worse• Good enough for• Hands off, neutral• Have no idea• Hearing person with little understanding

towards Deaf Culture• In the back of one’s mind• It’s no use (doing something)

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• Labeled as (an identification, identity) • Look back upon• Look down upon (negatively)• Low class, below the standard• Make me sick to my stomach• Out of the closet• Period, end of it, end of story

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• Put aside something• Same old thing, same old story• Sick of it• Swallow one’s pride• Swell-head, big headed• Take a risk• Take off

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• Takeover (from someone)• Talk to oneself, in a world of my own• There’s nothing to it!• Think nothing of me• Turn something down• Unskillful, not proficient, don’t know how• Venting out• Willpower• Wisecrack• Your eyes pop out of your head

End of 2nd year review

• 3rd year continue review the following slides

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• A slap in the face• About to• Add fuel to the fire• Ad-lib, remark made spontaneously without

prior preparation• All at once• All for nothing• All year round

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• Asked for it• Backfire on• Be my guest• Black out• Boss someone around• Break down• Break through with something

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• Break up with someone• Broke down in tears• Burden someone with something• Burn out• Butt in on someone• Butterflies in one’s stomach• Calling the shots

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• Cold blooded• Crack a smile• Out of business• Don’t dwell on it• Don’t judge a book by its cover• Error prone, series of mistakes• Feels good

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• Few days ago• Get along• Hard with much effort• Have you been there before?• Hooked, addicted• Huge advantage• I have been noticing, I have seen this

frequently, I have particularly seen

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• Idle chitchat• Just go right ahead, take the liberty of doing

something• Light headed• Mad for money• Make up a story, fib• Nerve, you’ve got a lot of nerve• Never again

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• No hard feelings• Nothing new• Old news• Oops • Playing the field• Shopping spree• Strangely, odd, peculiar, funny thing is• Too much money• Top-notch, top-of-the-line• Try to muddle through something