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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.
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& u! v" Q7 @) @. s0 F+ c· mega" I) x; ]5 T; a# W" d
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.0 H; }9 Z1 k1 \% Y! Z- X. Z9 x$ s
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· large
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money
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. M- U5 V5 Z3 d# ~# x8 J- u· knock: s$ ?% J. ^: F& ^ m/ s% Q0 m
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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1 |' i$ D: }& k3 O· calm down and relax
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' m' X1 ?( K9 v* {: N* l· meltdown
; h3 N- o% e; l" T+ A4 I0 w8 |· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.) T5 j# l# D3 c. J" x( \
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· total collapse
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· mickey mouse
3 D# t1 W: @! B, i# v0 F7 U' }· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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2 ?( j( M: s6 K% l6 o· pick up and seduce7 q( z, Y& r9 z9 _* e
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1 k9 H; L8 l' H· nark
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· drug police
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& n$ F% W9 y3 d6 Q· That was a neat idea that you had.6 O& ^! ?/ E+ J- V; Q% T. M P
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( d# \- s, ^; W, j% Z3 N· negative
9 v: E/ C1 P& V· There are too many negatives about the company merger." E6 G, S$ ]( Z) w1 E8 y
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.: f5 B* }4 C' U* g( h$ u
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· arrested
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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( D4 G) C$ U$ `( u' E· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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) e+ N. Y( F S9 ]1 S0 G· crazy
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.$ N) ]9 o2 U9 d2 `5 k6 w7 n
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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6 Z& ^3 ^9 B1 Z: Y2 P· party animal- ?8 j/ p! A& I: |# S" W
· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary." `4 ?: V, c+ ~* o# T9 H
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$ ]5 Y* T- P6 z- n* j! Q· celebrate
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money
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· pickled
0 O, N9 k% f# x: o· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· piece of cake
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· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.
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· pig out
9 A4 ?/ p! _8 u: W· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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' M3 T! p2 I" d2 r8 H* V k/ |8 J· eat a lot or overeat
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) H/ ~" K5 J, j ]2 y+ K0 z· plastered
* s* D5 \( b' H) ?" x) _· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· pooped out
3 p6 Q. z; R7 V3 o$ o9 n; q. a· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· pop for something
( P+ m" F8 ?# y· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· He is really a pro at his work.6 X+ _. [8 Z; B- L" z
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& N, x& V% [( U, g% c. T7 x' l7 q· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· I am going to push off now.
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· leave
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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/ T: Q( Q2 Q4 V; X6 G· put-on
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· some easy money; j: M5 v) r; n& i, K
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.5 W! @2 ^, J: B" `
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· bed
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' ~% j* B- y' [$ @, J$ v! t· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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& r) P, k0 u3 `; r· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· talk about
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· rathole
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% n9 Y% s/ }- D$ `' x* d· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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% h/ h( F5 L2 f+ c· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· funny
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· rocks
( j* ]3 y( L* Y2 |* }9 d· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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8 u9 y; X e2 h* `· with ice
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· hard time
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4 z# n {' v1 s) `" T/ O; e· My sister has three rug rats.
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$ c& f" k' z$ V" V7 o. L/ k· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.' J! ?) f- v2 ~
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.4 n' }5 u' _9 O8 t$ i/ U [( ^
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· scarf
$ M3 z- f6 u, v* H) j/ m; {0 y+ ^· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly7 n; U1 k, [! n/ U. Y
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· schmuck9 a# c3 R" \1 o; T
· What a stupid schmuck.- B! D1 f6 w+ N9 D5 M
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· screw around
1 p& V4 _, }# |+ O- o d" o k· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time3 X5 w. b- z' z3 [; `, y% _
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· screw up& q6 L) ?$ z1 a+ w
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake1 r+ w7 o6 ~1 w" j) p9 p8 v
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· sharp
! D; E2 f0 D' v" }1 h0 f, b6 {! J· He is very sharp with numbers! `! m2 E5 m: `. B
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· shot
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· try# y/ l. T& f# X+ Q9 ^3 }! R( R
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· shot down1 `3 r( N, l% N9 I
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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# \+ P7 k C) F; H( R9 t· disagreed with& f/ ~" N) x7 a$ ?5 ^/ w
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.% f1 L7 \1 g) A6 t
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.* N6 h* v; v8 b( ]" q( I! Q- a
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater: c0 _ {8 ~) Z; ]% ]. H
· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman( D" d) T8 _) A
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.4 L& s. O# y: \2 f1 v" N
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· spook
2 m' K- }9 k5 G7 o1 I· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.' C$ D* ?& M' f4 e
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3 ?4 I! _! }" R( ?: v3 I· frightened; {1 Z( C6 p( o
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· 18
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes
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· square
% A2 f; W# t% f2 W· My father looks square in his jacket." o8 s8 `$ W9 {4 Y& q. \8 e1 n
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# |+ p0 C) @: P: l* n: d0 G* f· old-fashioned
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) @/ L" \( y0 i% C9 O· steamed up
) E2 p) u" Q7 w# X$ U' g% c' L% p· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.( a# n+ R; c% X1 T3 t) I; s
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· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.
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· is repulsive
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· straight
s& y3 I- r3 e) I3 k: {& u· I want you to give me a straight answer.5 P1 N, P0 s; z) T3 u1 H" L
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! _0 i" Y# T0 [& m% {8 b· honest
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· stressed
* e) s9 k( x/ \3 ~( d3 ]5 I· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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. h! j9 J; U: B3 T5 [8 o· upset
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· sucker5 P, T# ]' h$ ^0 n9 @+ T
· Don't be a sucker.( r; G. x. E4 Z- ]+ x8 P
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4 n; I9 E% _! \) N$ Q( O· be deceived, h( J$ l2 W3 ~% \
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· take a hike
# |3 I4 Z( S8 y* x% M5 {· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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( R- s+ b# g( M& E, Y- J· leave
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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1 `3 z7 N7 ^, C* d# K9 k· cheated out of& G# k; g0 d3 |$ X. p% O
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$ a+ e5 I4 N: f; e. L: ] A. {# c4 `· taking care of business
! ]0 Y8 p0 N( R7 v# a· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do+ }2 ?9 F7 F" x) K' l4 \
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· threads8 Q; q4 }$ N2 L0 ?- \0 [, Z( a
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· tool around
) a# s# ^( j# G0 y- T3 z9 M0 s· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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9 x/ m8 `4 {! A: O% ^+ }· drive around
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· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck." g6 V5 c5 y2 l9 W
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· completely wrecked
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· 19
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· up6 }3 t- ^' F' \/ u' j4 V3 _
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs3 I9 R1 K' }) A, n$ c) p
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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· veg out
$ S: S0 }% \- b6 q& o1 s· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.4 T6 ]; l/ R5 w* y& H3 c
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· relax and do nothing& D7 d& U. _9 v- ^
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· wad
2 h; T2 Y! y7 }# W· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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1 N1 p$ T/ q. o! n# U3 h" K· bundle of money
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· waste
" Y8 u/ s0 `' c( ~· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.; C* j- L& H2 c" n ]8 |) y
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· kill
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. i. p1 D! S$ E8 q" D" b: N· wheels
1 t, y8 O' o9 e* \, B· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car
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· whiz
& p7 r1 A' g0 j, k· He is a whiz at the computer.
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& ?0 V$ X5 M# \3 L2 u+ f& i4 q· talented person# T# m- |2 X4 {- |$ @6 t
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6 r+ b, f' o' n/ o0 S; \! b: f' \· wired/ {% c4 u/ c5 { h+ s" ~# J
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.) V3 n; H' M6 P6 N; V
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$ O* x- m1 m J3 V+ s· alert
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· wussy
% U2 r, `! j8 p: Y1 Y· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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+ r8 o- w3 G9 j" s· weak person
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# I6 i; l1 t- \3 q6 i· yukky
" }' w& }9 J$ ~$ f4 u5 s7 P· This food tastes yukky* j& Q, T7 q% e# h0 O V1 d1 w6 x
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· bad
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2 D7 V" [; Q# d/ v3 t U; p/ a· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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