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7 `: I4 s) g5 r2 [) e2 Y2 b( g. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.- g) n b* Q! J" L4 ^' z% c C9 D
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· He plays a mean violin., ~# J9 {+ B m9 R7 V5 }' h' }0 d# `" }( c
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· performs well on
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7 q+ h' t8 c0 q1 k1 K1 x· mega0 m7 @( T, l+ J+ Q0 x* d
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.2 m; O' S7 |# d+ ]' r
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0 y6 n( j/ v1 E' N· He made megabucks when he sold his company.; o+ X3 O0 g" W2 l
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· a lot of money
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4 y2 v- g: s4 e6 f· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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3 S/ _/ `6 a; P) n" \- f· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.- l& b. }" R! G
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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/ K: T1 w, S$ ]9 g: B· mickey mouse
& F& }. h4 q2 y, h( G$ R· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.- Q) Y/ W; V2 I o. e8 ~% J
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+ R0 C# M" l/ P9 V4 h+ m7 @· nonsense and a waste of time
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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4 ^6 y; `* p% t; h+ y) @· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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5 c! v9 S: t/ w) q. }/ f5 ?· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.4 N4 }" R" Y3 B; P- `: n
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· arrested
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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$ \: B ^) {9 m* p* x) N· a quick drink
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3 F! _- A, w1 h1 I· no sweat7 G$ q" E1 c9 A3 F6 n8 a
· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday." w$ O1 T/ f1 j; D2 ?9 U
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4 B" k1 ?0 s: i; s% b0 J- J ?· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· nuclear weapons
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· crazy person
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8 }3 s( ~. c& K- j% a5 O# m" X· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.* V5 D$ k9 l: k7 e; ^
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.( W* D5 ?: B4 P( w
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers., U3 n( Q6 a& b5 l( Y
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, n! o1 n7 D* A+ v& U- |% Y6 ]· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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* Y7 c8 N6 h) y· celebrate
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9 [. K- M3 J1 O7 f· I am not going to work for peanuts.) o/ k) i6 M# Q2 z( R0 q! Z3 F
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9 z; v1 s+ _( D; a+ Z· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.- @7 \4 T# a3 Q% E2 y
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· intoxicated
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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" q8 n" ~. \+ r' t; }· He is a pig at parties.$ f# @4 Z) e& O/ X& \
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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) }; l" i( g; Y3 N d: j) J· pit stop
3 y9 F/ T2 E, z& ~: N+ }· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.- q! G6 j2 w0 A# [, x
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9 {/ Q6 Q8 Y9 L· Shut up or I will pop you./ B' U$ ?$ }, W$ t: V( S6 Z @! Y
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5 q- [6 j* z$ f E+ c$ C· He is really a pro at his work.
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?; T. ?7 f* [, I8 i4 f$ U
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.- N9 e1 c; v1 F. Z$ k5 w
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. i( z6 o, n- z· I feel like I am going to puke.: i& e0 Z4 _2 D: N" O
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1 V! @# k, C3 c· put the moves on
( G( v, V9 D' d6 T5 y: j) r( F/ I· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.% V% ?3 y- R, s9 {* W
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" N) C9 U8 i' n$ s· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead
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5 x& ]+ j! G/ i" r9 {3 A ~· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place
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. S4 H$ [7 y# M9 e! f6 S· ream someone out
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· rinky-dink
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· inferior
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! M+ [' l2 i; j2 q4 }· We have had a rough time this winter.
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; W0 K. N7 J: e5 v- j· My sister has three rug rats.
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( F9 n9 `& f0 C( p; S8 F· He is always running off at the mouth.
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; c6 {- [. R( d; e· run out of gas
. k L2 v$ w4 P· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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3 W1 s$ `3 p5 g· lost interest or momentum
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· 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 quickly9 K) x( k; y4 u: ^
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· schmuck' K* _2 @3 B& D6 H" [( k+ m ~. S
· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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· screw around6 S3 u/ L# p3 w P
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.. i/ T* B( L7 j6 X2 w n
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· waste time0 W/ N) i8 {' w5 s( ]3 w9 B1 v
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# d" h, v/ n2 L6 n& h· screw up
: _/ V1 }8 F% |1 N% j: d" u· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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( U' X2 D7 k+ b& X· sharp
5 j7 P# v3 j/ \/ b· He is very sharp with numbers+ ^: O6 e& q; n% a2 g2 p
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· intelligent
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.$ W H, I* |! g* T# C: n% Z+ p
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4 [1 B' |( R2 q5 z· shot down
+ z1 g( [* b3 h# C· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.) I ^. S. g* Z" P, O! ?: Y
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· disagreed with
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· slammer
) e' d9 {- Y% U% U$ W* ?0 q· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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. d1 L2 f" n. f9 X9 G2 J) B· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
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· fireman. ?( I" x* a7 z' Y1 E( U: t( Y
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· spook
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· frightened
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· spud3 K$ f; U' u4 N6 j/ }4 {2 u) \5 U
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?( x5 u7 }4 W( Z! R! D0 I+ S
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· square0 {" _! o/ h) d* f( e% z
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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+ ]- @+ O, X- O3 ?& h+ F· angry
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* N6 N- l- T1 k9 K A2 i3 f) ?· stink
- R4 v# C& M" s% D8 p/ W· This whole operation stinks.
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· straight
) ]: x! s8 H6 H, R5 y! r0 p& ?3 S# |1 {5 R· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest
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2 }# O6 s$ b& O y8 M2 L: P· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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/ k: J* N" g( [7 ~9 O4 z· sucker
% T. }; k' z9 @) C· Don't be a sucker.1 V* ^3 M, M' T/ U8 Q
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2 w5 f: T# L$ l. t/ [' X1 u$ \· be deceived
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· take a hike9 {2 g7 }" M4 _8 R6 P5 G6 t2 i; t
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.# V, ^4 l7 D2 ] A; N, x
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.! z1 ?5 C* X8 E& z1 [; w0 x
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+ f, Y2 o7 Q0 F/ v" {· taking care of business# D# @) K9 P% q* Z& F% a
· I have been taking care of business.# T, i; k6 y; |! g& k
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# V& w. D( g& R! H· doing what I have to do
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· threads
8 W% F1 K$ m5 b) s7 [$ Y5 U5 g· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing. [5 i: Z- h2 S( K p7 P) ~
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· clothes
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· tool around
, k0 N$ e1 q0 X" x· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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( z8 p: k; y2 P! _! }% \* i· totaled
3 k3 P6 N5 V, ^+ f7 O" n% g· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.+ c3 t4 M) G: }1 w4 K
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1 L/ k+ Q8 l8 M/ W% r i& y· completely wrecked
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- q" Z( X: b9 J F- a O+ S· up
2 ?9 k8 y3 b# r. l3 o9 u9 V- m· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.: ?9 o& G# C# v$ w* \8 K5 w
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· happy and cheerful. I, d: B) k6 o: ~5 v1 w/ `! S# N- g% |9 g
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· up for grabs
D. w4 w' M/ J· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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8 n1 Y2 F {7 c9 z( u& t" {6 k· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.! M9 t# T* ~5 N1 i2 \* e' D, p
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· bundle of money- Z" _( z) c7 W2 a% ~$ B
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· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· wheels
2 n' ]8 w, F/ K/ l. L0 A% [8 \ o· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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; P' |, F! k/ l; I· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· wired; ]9 \0 L; M4 ~4 [' w2 `2 Q
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· wussy
* [6 u+ |3 G0 [, w· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.! [7 _/ e0 l2 y6 y5 t1 z! u
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( x/ J* X! P, d2 d( j· weak person/ i' r* l5 n, m* M
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5 H, }. `- B" S3 A8 W· yukky
. ]) N5 v% K4 i. g/ Z/ t" E% c% n· This food tastes yukky
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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. ] ~7 c& X% w2 u7 q· exhausted
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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/ A4 I2 @1 e; |6 l· Nothing
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