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ASL Idioms
Question | Answer |
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SCAR-ON-FOREHEAD | a bad memory, etched in my head forever; mental scar |
PUT-DOWN-ON-FOREHEAD | make a mental note; reminder |
TRUE-BUSINESS | serious, not kidding, for real, indeed, actual |
DO-DO-DO | What are you doing? What are your plans? |
THAT/THAT-ONE | that's the one, precisely, that's it! |
HIT | suddenly, impacted, unexpectedly, out of the blue, without warning |
#NG | no good, worthless, spoiled, rotten |
SICK | on my nerves, pulling my leg, got to be kidding, silly, sick, makes me mad |
MOUTH-DROP-OPEN | flabbergasted, shocked speechless |
EYE-DROOL/MOUTH-DROOL | stare at, ogle, drool over |
CROAKED/LEGS-UP | laid-up, very sick, came down with, in bed/hospital |
BLOW-HAND/BLOW-ZERO | nothing, have no money, broke, penniless, out of |
FALL-IN-LOVE | fall in love, fascinated, crazy about, infatuated |
BAWL-OUT | chew out, reamed, yelled at, "ripped them a new one" |
MOCK/MAKE-FUN-OF | make fun of, ridicule, taunt, mock |
PEABRAIN | idiot, small-brained, "that's retarded", stupid |
FINISH | finish, stop it, cut it out, enought, done, straighten up, experienced |
REFUSE | refuse, wont, never will, now way ever |
MOUTH-INHALED | inhaled, ate it up, scarfed it down |
FLATTER | flatter, butter-up |
BLOW-TOP | blow top, explode, lose temper |
CLUELESS | knowledgeable, don't know anything, have no idea, ignorant, inexperienced |
LOOK-STRONG | looks like, resembles, dead ringer, spitting image |
PAH | finally, at last, successfully, long overdue **Don't forget cultural significance** |
TRAIN-GO-SORRY | you missed the boat, too bad, not repeating |
DRAW-A-LINE | I've had it, no more, ended a relationship, I'm done |
THINK-SELF | you decide, think for yourself, it's your decision |
ROOTED | rooted, implanted, firmly established |
VERY-FANCY | fancy, spiffy, elegant, ornate, lavish |
TIGHT | cool, far out, wicked, bad, awesome, tight |
KICKED-BACK | kicked back, relaxed, being lazy |
BURNED-OUT | burned out, fed up, tired of it, had enough, that's old news, monotonous |
A-TO-Z | know it inside and out, know all about it, know everything |
ALL-GONE | all gone, empty, disappeared, all out, bone dry |
TATTLE | tattle, squealed, ratted |
BARELY | by a hair, by the skin of your teeth, just barely |
SAME-SAME | nothing changed, monotony, smae thing over and over |
SPARSE | living paycheck to paycheck, making ends meet, frugal, money is tight |
THAT'S-HER | their way, their tendency, their characteristic |
STIFLE/GULP | eat your words, dug a hole, foot in mouth, oops |
TORMENT/TORTURE/TEASE | torment, tease, torture, rag on, rile, provoke, |
BIG-HEAD | ego, arrogant, prima donna, full of themeselves |
HUSH | I didn't say that, it's not what I meant, that's not true, you didn't hear this from me |
CHAMP | the best, the champion, the top, premium |
CLOSE-BY | right around the corner, really close, near by |
BROWN-NOSE | suck up, kiss up |
HATE | strongly hate, detest, can't stand, despise |
YOU-NOTHING | you are worthless, you aren't important |
REALLY-STRICT | very strict, very rigid |
GULLIBLE | easily fooled, believes everything |
GOOD-RIDDANCE | happy to see it gone, done with it, finished |
TAKES-FOREVER | take a long time, endless |
MAKE-UP | making it up, pulling my leg, imagining, don't know what you're talking about |
GROSS | yuck, gross, unappealing |
REALLY-UGLY | hideous, very ugly |
BEAUTIFUL | beautiful job, glorious, georgous |
INNOCENT | holy, goody two shoes |
FULL-BRAIN | very knowledgeable, knows their stuff |
DONT-TOUCH-ME | I'm neutral, leave me out if it, I'm not involved |
PIECE-OF-CAKE | way easy, no worries, I got it, nothing to it |
THINK-HEARING | a deaf person who is trying to act like a hearing person |
ONE-UP | to banter back and forth, trying to get in the last word |
LESSON-LEARNED | lesson from another's mistake, will remember for the future because of them |
SUCK-UP | snobby, spoiled brat |