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Textbook Preaching

Textbook preaching occurs when a teacher (usually a supply/cover teacher who is relatively inexperienced) teaches pupils by relying solely on the contents of whichever textbook relates to her current lesson (e.g. a teacher covering in Chemistry reading verbatim from a chemistry textbook)
More often than not, this method does absolutely nothing to help students learn, other than reinforcing already-negative attitudes about supply teachers and forcing pupils to seek out their own means of learning.
The only exceptions include teachers assigning tasks from the textbook or simply asking students to read extracts.
Pupil 1: Can you believe that? The supply teacher isn't even bothering, is she?

Pupil 2: How so?

Pupil 1: She's reading the contents of the textbook word-for-word! Classic case of textbook preaching.

Pupil 2: True that.
by The Silent King April 25, 2014
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clean breathing sports ventilator

A ventilator used during an asthma attack that is filled with crystal meth. This clean breathing ventilator requires a lighter for use and will often keep users awake to Christmas (yay Santa!)
"Fuck that ride to Dapto on me stolen bike has given me breathing difficulties. Better have me clean breathing sports ventilator! "
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sock bleaching

When you put yo dick in a sock and jizz in it.
"Did you see John sock bleaching the other day?"
"My mom doesn't touch my socks after I sock bleach them."
by Huppalyssa August 21, 2016
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Ali-breathing

The act of hyperventilating quickly and violently into a microphone during stressful situations, making the breather's friends uncomfortable as well as becoming light-headed and/or passing out. For entertainment purposes, of course.
An ali-breathing competition ensued, resulting in two victims hospitalized and one sassy bystander exclaiming "I warned ya!"
by SamanthaJenkins February 28, 2017
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Barely Breathing

Anthem for our country, our democracy, for Covid victims and victims of police brutality, all gasping for air.

"Barely Breathing" was a 1996 hit song from singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik, now to be sung in protest, shouted in the streets, whispered at the bedsides of the dying.
'Cause I am barely breathing
And I can't find the air
by Monkey's Dad July 13, 2020
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Fire breathing dragon

When a ginger(redhead) male smears their penis in hot sauce and expects a blowjob.
"did you hear Billy asked for a fire breathing dragon last night?"
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lung bleaching

v. Wasting time and resources on a useless and potentially dangerous unproven therapy.

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You had some Chiropractic manipulation for your breast cancer? Waste of time! It’s just lung bleaching. You are so dead.
by gnostic3 March 18, 2021
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