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3 m- |. W* T5 |$ E. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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: E, o0 ~' Y) l( K4 [8 A· He plays a mean violin.
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· megabucks
0 Z$ X5 N6 _. y5 b· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· calm down and relax
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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6 k3 l$ ~" u5 H5 q( e· total collapse
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1 o4 k F- g0 q" P" J2 p) U· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.7 v" [' g( r) ^/ z) P( C4 C: k
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8 @8 ?: M9 R: F3 K. U6 y· nonsense and a waste of time
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3 G2 X9 g% p' w· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.0 d7 t8 ^# ~/ L# t
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+ ?9 u& t3 E9 | {- ]. }$ x· pick up and seduce
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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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& i: @7 b! I% e6 k' d) z/ @" a7 O( F· That was a neat idea that you had.
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8 O/ M. b! p; \- a- V. L· nip
: |) H! ]: Y7 I3 B* `9 l" y· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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& t+ t" k1 N |6 b· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.9 F# w0 J7 J5 T* O3 f# c
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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+ a, I! w9 O5 Q. ~ z+ U· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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: Y7 O: u( [4 i6 {· 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.
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1 x* N. ?! x1 C5 e" t· Get your paws off of my body.
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5 i5 z" i, P$ M. k3 A2 I1 d# S- u( P· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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. g8 L4 C" b! E· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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0 X, i( m3 ?! T· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· plastered
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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, n1 X6 m2 C$ Q4 b' M" L· He is really a pro at his work.
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· reminder
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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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' A- x4 z. J7 W) W1 I1 g· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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+ j- U2 x7 d1 p0 N: m: n4 R; M; x `· put the moves on
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· newspaper
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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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- W9 X9 w4 v, a2 U0 f7 x· Your idea is really red hot.
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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; R) ^4 z( ~/ _& j8 I· repossess
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· funny
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· takes up too much of the road
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· We have had a rough time this winter.! Q4 l2 ~" d1 x# p$ I
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· My wife rules the house.
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* {% {8 w+ K, X3 Z· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· lost interest or momentum0 | b* b) {1 e4 r5 U3 A% `( k5 d
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; e, M' `! t) V r; |' ? Y· When did you hit the sack last night? d' n9 C" d7 |- w, u8 X' u9 e
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6 S& ~- U& b4 L, C) X. ?· go to bed
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· scam
0 C2 E% H# B# z' W; g· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.! [; {. I; u. M2 b% r: T b
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2 j% i8 W/ B+ U5 q· swindle
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· scarf1 i* C7 Z& |7 b% `1 D# ?
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.% n' T/ R! b6 f- M" z
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· ate quickly
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: M$ v: q4 G V* ]· schmuck
" }) x9 Y6 ~9 O· What a stupid schmuck.7 {3 q G6 q* D* r! _* ~3 V7 k1 X5 x
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6 o0 i' A" ^; ?· jerk6 e5 {0 f" g2 _4 U2 f& U: w5 f
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.6 ?1 A1 i. O( P' X; Z
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1 F& U3 K1 g! B2 U; a· waste time
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· screw up
2 R& e# F) f# j2 k4 I· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.9 J" k1 ]- S2 ?! h" z
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· make a mistake
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· sharp
( H. r5 t, ^' B( {( g· He is very sharp with numbers" ]% J. I* Z4 D
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· intelligent
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· shot4 ?/ h: N. l: d4 H& [+ v
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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· shot down5 y) d; j9 M7 l0 w/ b3 l
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.% { c7 R: n C0 o6 m( m/ }
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.+ B0 A9 e, t0 L( L) l( R, t" g0 f. `
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% c3 [/ s. T$ a· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party." X1 v/ B v; ~+ ^$ @# I+ _5 U0 z
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· intoxicated9 }' M' ^9 ^ [. {8 i
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· smoke eater
( o* K' ?( C3 E# a( ^' d· My father is a smoke eater.
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· split; H, \+ O) D" v8 K% M
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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3 T0 e8 ?, w) v· leave
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. Z# m6 ^% A2 y7 _' D) w· spook4 P4 @- q# e6 ]; ]' S* j
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened! R: b& ^8 J5 c7 d% |$ o) d
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' ]! Q! U2 i, ?. n· spud( n% \# Z& n7 H+ P% h/ i. ?
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes
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· square8 A1 Q) P! j/ l4 w
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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· steamed up) S! `8 J: H7 z1 w% ?7 }7 K% ]2 u1 S
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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9 y1 ?7 }: o h7 \ j! W% O· angry
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· stink
4 ^) Y" r9 V' ~· This whole operation stinks.
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! j f% ]# g! C- F( Q" {, W· is repulsive @( ^3 ~1 s3 B2 W
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· straight6 ~: Z$ b4 ^$ E" k& u4 b
· I want you to give me a straight answer.: @) f5 D; i: V
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5 D6 D" {6 j" }. x· honest
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· stressed8 O( ^' ]# O$ p x
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events., H+ y! `/ O W/ u
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· upset
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) r# h* }$ i) C# @( }: M5 r· sucker
+ i/ U3 [% P# P6 h3 F- B# M· Don't be a sucker.! @3 |8 W0 |3 H: ^. ]
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: o/ i' |- `2 S: y, O· be deceived
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· take a hike
6 n2 i2 ^+ Q3 I: R/ I" ~$ P" x8 _· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.% A, L* Q5 w! i* ]/ ?
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+ Z2 f! N- s0 ^· leave
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· taken* R: m1 U. \2 m: S5 @9 x) {
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.) e2 h+ K# f3 F
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" {) z2 k# i: a4 `) ~8 ]! ~· taking care of business
" X! e' m# P7 V7 i( R2 m: y· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do
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/ j, V2 e! n& C q· threads* Y h1 ]% E/ d2 U1 u$ K, [ s
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes! ~ _1 ?. j) J+ O+ ]. o1 Z
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) X' j7 @; h# O" `$ E/ \: N0 K· tool around- B# T* \7 D& d* E3 @4 q7 y+ T
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.0 W) u* G# U. `' S& D) t! U
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· drive around
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· totaled
% w2 C( V+ G5 K+ V2 H+ n' e· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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& Q$ h, t0 \7 w4 w) b3 L· completely wrecked7 M/ V( d2 i+ J5 y- g6 l
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· 19
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2 b& ~: T. }* y ]· up
% h! J' Q& `& x' Z' x' x· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.5 X" O8 X0 q+ E/ P5 w
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/ ]! E4 H. o5 j' G: d· happy and cheerful9 X8 Z+ c7 ~6 l: w
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0 A" w! P( R5 K8 |· up for grabs* X# f* g0 }8 \/ z6 s/ p5 L7 I
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.) `. r9 O* p9 L+ b
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; L" w6 N" m3 P6 e3 o1 C! c· veg out
, n7 q# O6 b- c H6 C& U· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.9 c Z) I8 m5 ]; k+ O
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· relax and do nothing
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· vibes
$ `! S, Q& V$ W9 j2 m3 ~· He really gives off good vibes." X1 L- z U p, a% z
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+ A$ P4 t; `3 m& p% n+ W% V. g· feelings F; A6 {. i/ `" A
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· wad
! O# J2 v7 U+ P$ T1 v, ^· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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- z' n O0 {3 w4 [; ~+ l· bundle of money9 p0 G( |, t8 G4 H
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· waste
, n, I; z; Y) W z p; D· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill$ E3 N% _/ ~( y2 N9 k7 m. F
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· wheels
2 e, |* e; G: E6 ~& \. a· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· whiz: T# \+ t9 T6 [+ @ Z
· He is a whiz at the computer.) x' }+ l2 t/ R
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0 m6 L. L9 a; e· talented person
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· wired
* S$ G: \: X/ j+ W. C$ D. [9 M% e2 c· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.4 B P) I5 o, F3 W, w* y" J0 R, A
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% L. C& v6 ~$ r) a+ \- W4 ~· alert
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6 `- K) C% E# e+ u· wussy
3 Y$ Q9 n" r( e: Q, S; `. U· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.) }% C7 m9 j' m/ L" r% J- S( @( d
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2 |" a( k; S% q* j8 N) G9 Z" j3 W' I· weak person
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' E* i. m1 B. F# K' ?9 @· yukky
: M( ~- s% P9 g. f- [· This food tastes yukky& L( Q0 D6 J2 S" t
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· bad
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· zapped8 F6 {) [" e6 C8 E8 w6 {! \1 V
· I am too zapped to help you right now., p, K9 }4 ?/ q: y
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· exhausted5 f. L* a2 y4 z; W: Y6 P5 B
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· zip6 Z4 t, P* E3 j3 A
· He knew zip about running the company.
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