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· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.0 W& T# r6 }) L+ f5 {6 q
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.9 ^, V. Z4 x8 x* f
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· a lot of money
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n) I. q1 b- i' B8 x" {( [7 x- y· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.( ~* W" i V( s& E0 g- R
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· calm down and relax
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% N" F! C" @* W4 R& I· meltdown
7 t- u: L( w! e5 H$ H- |· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.9 d( U6 N$ x8 g3 j5 m& @- K+ p" ^% Y
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3 x1 e2 M. B Y· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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& S, G, H# o+ W8 E' X' s$ r. }' a· move on someone
. x' Y8 e$ ?+ i4 b- _4 ]6 E· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.0 P( X* [) j, q, Q5 j
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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( T; v8 s7 ` d· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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! v! r# T; W1 {: X) A6 L· a quick drink
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( \2 f6 I3 L$ O. Y. e+ u· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· nut
$ c/ l2 N$ M- a3 ?/ t· I think that he is a nut.
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. z, Q0 b; q0 K# R2 o0 T· nuts
$ p- V; N J0 c5 {/ E· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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! }/ ^/ U' c+ j. J& `: R· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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% e6 ]7 T+ d' T, F· paper-pusher* m7 Y. M9 L* C& Z0 X$ Y4 \
· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· party animal
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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' O# M, c* D5 S7 h· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· He is a pig at parties.
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3 h5 R$ K1 z% c! ?4 T# a· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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0 M0 w1 L6 t1 p L' |( S6 y0 ]5 g· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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( f% l8 B: r; l, O: T; E4 i· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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, Q1 g6 _8 i2 m; K' h4 `+ {· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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s( l) Y+ p1 k" u B· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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: ]( @" [1 p- h% b· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· deception
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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2 _* |4 @1 U! \) W0 N· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· sleep
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4 A: W) D" k0 K) |3 b5 X· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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f8 U5 H2 B9 B& _, y& S2 h· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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/ E$ E$ b v1 n· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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5 j+ k6 B- ~$ a· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· That driver is a road hog.
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7 u6 A$ ?: |! ^2 ^· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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$ m G! S A" r1 E% K& N3 X· rule0 L x1 t& \ M9 u# q. R( _' s7 I
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· dominates
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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5 P" i, \1 x" ?9 |, r5 r· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.2 n' V, F2 W, R/ P
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* b! w6 ?# ?; B! S1 M& k· lost interest or momentum
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· When did you hit the sack last night?5 r3 j% w3 c' H8 n9 W8 W1 k
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· scam
2 s0 X$ n }& R7 w+ u· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
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1 S; n& a3 P1 E% e% a· schmuck
. S# B8 N. Z5 W8 C3 \! W9 W3 E· What a stupid schmuck.1 K# p3 F. }" N+ r* H( ^! }
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0 P6 P/ x2 \# A9 [7 I$ ?2 c% W1 \· jerk& E2 Y% K! u: I7 }
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· screw up; l9 Z6 I& X% a B5 x
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.- L; ~2 \* I+ l4 p
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1 Y: O- ~) `+ }( h5 j- C. l· make a mistake; f% {% E4 G" m1 d( b X
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5 y6 V% J, B1 H! |0 L1 ?3 @7 \: j· sharp
/ l# w! C4 Z. J! s6 b8 R+ o· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent5 d9 r; h/ f; G1 c
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! u% W) i }/ E% o; L0 O1 f· shot7 Z& k1 b7 J. P0 A& D
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.3 d7 B! ~& [3 Q; N
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) @ q# Z5 r# Y$ n: \; k: A% `· try
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6 N5 Y& K0 k+ O( b· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· slammer
) l D4 U4 h1 Q4 E· The police threw them both in the slammer.$ D9 q4 F8 s. K* Y. [! i
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0 l3 K: g6 \9 a+ C; d6 W· jail0 U& @- m# h! g b
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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8 f4 T {) [5 c7 e- w/ S· intoxicated
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· My father is a smoke eater.8 l2 D: q) v7 Z5 B1 P
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8 Z! z/ O, m7 X( W6 F/ c% c· fireman
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· split
" }( a' _2 v( l: ^2 t3 D· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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· spook
+ T) j3 K' C* x2 _+ Q· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.+ x( u' }+ |& L% S0 h" \
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/ M2 V6 u* w* W+ @. x. J1 ]* l· frightened
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" c2 e0 X$ P' B8 i· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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$ B* y) M/ }7 Q& |' \' E· potatoes
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· square
1 S( E( x# t& }· My father looks square in his jacket.
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# \3 J( w& X' n· old-fashioned
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· steamed up
# I; a t' d3 G% s& t \· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· stink
7 c n% _6 T) ]6 _. g, e· This whole operation stinks.2 q3 Y, S/ g9 Z; E$ H$ R* U3 l
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" w; s4 d* Y0 {8 f" p: E3 R· is repulsive
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: G3 `2 ~3 k- E2 W2 ]' H· straight
. R( {& V6 B2 I: E! d/ N· I want you to give me a straight answer.' W* Q) M+ l( B: k0 w6 o1 l/ x
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· Don't be a sucker.: G! m7 B! _3 p- g2 z; ]8 w
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[6 E$ F0 x7 [- F$ I$ O· be deceived
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.( O( m2 z D C+ [0 D" @
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· leave
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· taken
& A, d" }. b" C2 e! x& q% o· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of
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· I have been taking care of business.2 w/ I) D% V# _9 P" {
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3 |' G, p- Q& M6 [1 M" S/ o· doing what I have to do
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· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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( y0 {: m2 R4 q· drive around
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3 a( L8 R# U" R1 B· totaled
6 }1 B6 o6 I- {2 O Y+ N· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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% O& O0 b- x9 N$ G- d· completely wrecked
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6 B3 X. S, p& P F· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful ?: |0 p9 _% e" i
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· up for grabs
1 j$ F5 }( r. l+ Z7 @8 F· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.( r. w) i% E- v3 l4 M6 d
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) i6 k5 t; c# e1 t% v9 Z% \- Q1 O4 ?; P· available.- H6 W7 t# c0 D5 h. G3 ?
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· veg out
" `0 c6 Z) o* }9 x7 `9 S2 _· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· vibes
3 H' Y% k& M( o# u· He really gives off good vibes.. I: C' t8 c, ~) ^4 K& [) o# q8 G
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· feelings
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8 J* D0 f* @1 [; p, \3 Y0 |· bundle of money+ A( p3 r% O" ], r7 v
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· waste
3 l/ ^9 b/ G- d, o9 N) |· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill5 x9 A3 J, O5 p7 o( }, E
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· wheels
& A# Q! M5 h5 D P4 \( F· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.3 I7 ]% }+ E% y3 Z
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· whiz
X; |: @; o( w· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· wired
' {. O) c) a" L3 \- r· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.. q' G# f s* y0 ^% {
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· alert
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: ^# G7 d. g0 x) Q: ?9 t5 `· wussy
' K3 M& y& P8 c) R· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.: O9 _6 {2 }+ Q j) S8 R
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0 e. U% g1 O6 B6 p3 S; U% i1 Q· weak person
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· yukky `3 r- O- `8 o2 o1 \7 x! [ g5 ~
· This food tastes yukky
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· I am too zapped to help you right now., a7 Y9 y# q! a+ |* I! t3 e
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' u# n& q1 G4 o( j9 R% R" e, y· zip
/ c1 E& r8 j) A: d· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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