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a totally different ballgame

A situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting. Living away from home is a totally different ballgame for most young adults. I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a totally different ballgame.

(I've) seen worse.

a noncommittal and not totally negative judgment about something or someone. Alice: How did you like the movie? John: I've seen worse. Bill: What do you think about this weather? Gladys: Seen worse.

totally awesome

Sl. very, very impressive. His motorcycle is totally awesome. It must have cost a fortune.

totally

mod. absolutely; completely. (Standard. Achieves slang status through overuse.) How totally gross!

totally awesome

mod. very, very impressive. His motorcycle is totally awesome. It must have cost a fortune.

totally clueless

mod. ignorant (of something). (see also cluelessness.) Everybody was totally clueless as to what to do.

See also: clueless, totally

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Instead, make plans with your crew to do something totally outta-the-box awesome, like glow-in-the-dark bowling or night snowboarding.

Forget him ... fast! So he dropped you outta the blue? Totally no biggie--you can get past the pain pronto. Promise

BOWIE IS TOTALLY COMING OUT of those little earphones that make your ears hurt, right?

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Incorporated in the building is the Digital Sandbox, a 24,000 s/f totally wired event and training facility that currently enables educational institutions, financial and technology companies to train their students, employees as well as showcase their technology products.

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Meaning: Listen, good friends and co-workers: I am here to tell you that all annual reports are totally misleading.

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A request made, say, at 2 PM that is expected to be done before the end of the school day, is totally unrealistic.

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The Ninth Circuit disagreed, holding that the district court properly applied the definition of disability, and there was substantial evidence to support the jury's finding that Hangarter was totally disabled.

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They're totally different than in the regular season or early playoff rounds.

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Analogous to the availability of the totally implantable middle ear hearing aid, (1, 2) the routine availability of EPD (3) to U.

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When we totally dehumanize our enemies, the terrorists, once again, have won.

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SHEFFIELD Wednesday boss Danny Wilson believes Paolo Di Canio was not totally to blame for the incident which finished with the Italian pushing referee Paul Alcock to the ground.

DI CANIO'S DEFENDER

The taxpayer may wait until more of the debt is collected or has become totally worthless; however, in no event can a taxpayer deduct any part of the bad debt in a year after the debt has become totally worthless.