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" |9 w4 R# g8 v, H$ M4 B, r· He plays a mean violin.2 H; L! u9 o% V& ]& k+ M! L
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1 l' f( d- j, G O- i# s· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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- S( Z9 ~! `9 \( p· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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' Y: D' G# a: o9 i. A% `· a lot of money$ X! m2 l, |$ b/ n' e$ s
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& n8 }. A4 F" L· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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! {* q8 d5 I, m; c$ H6 C# v· mellow
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· calm down and relax
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! Z9 B3 G3 m R( p1 z; n9 T· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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0 f Q, Q: y0 q% @· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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q, T9 W7 H& M, R; \# c$ \4 F( u· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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. s& s5 f: M2 @& S( }# H- X! L5 Y· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes. R$ e( ^! e8 k+ r. J" ]1 F6 S- H
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+ w% F k% e5 Q2 ^* q5 B8 [· Does that attack plane have any nukes?# w4 ^) d. t# d* s; ~* {7 q: H
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; ~+ a$ M5 x% ~6 t· a place to live
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5 Z' H. S" A/ j) B- K· You're too old to be a party animal.
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$ m! X8 J* r% E7 x9 g· Get your paws off of my body.
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* Q4 l, g1 E+ I. m- t· I am not going to work for peanuts.# y8 a; l9 |3 @! M# Y/ S4 A( p5 B* Z
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1 p0 l G! D, }) _8 E; j· He gets pickled after only one beer.8 w4 S+ B# n6 ]+ U. ]# V ]# j( `; j
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" I3 [$ G4 N# M' A# O2 o7 X· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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: k. a% C5 m* R% J4 @· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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$ U+ K# j& h- Y· Shut up or I will pop you.; b1 o# a% d0 |8 }
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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8 j1 P3 v8 j4 D" G8 l J; x. L· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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! P, C# ?. F7 M4 a1 y2 U· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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8 t% G9 H5 Z4 o/ {) r9 s· I feel like I am going to puke.8 U1 Q8 P7 V( @: s" U' b' \2 E
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· I am going to push off now.
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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! C! ~9 G L* G( k· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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! l% ^3 f8 ^+ L· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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2 k/ s8 e8 T2 f) O D3 _8 a: g· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night./ R; i) n# O$ q5 H3 p
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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9 s" Y k5 b/ I, V7 G· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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0 B r$ A! j8 M0 q· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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/ s5 w5 ?! Z+ F& k· The comedy program was a real riot.+ m, o$ x% b3 q6 u8 [
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+ j" P3 J3 c+ _2 L, K· That driver is a road hog.
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3 A1 ]) m+ U% u, ~. J( E& T% z: d· We have had a rough time this winter.
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# i, K4 U, v7 L* j v1 c· Is that a rug on his head?
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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3 T& _+ p# O. s. R" F2 ?2 d# ]! @3 g· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· scam
) N+ W% N7 j4 C. @· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.6 x2 h L3 }. c( Z0 ^# u
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1 K4 w0 ?5 v7 d" r+ e8 G· scarf
; k& e, y$ l: H$ [! H· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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! F/ D+ N6 F# \· ate quickly2 H+ N1 U# @7 }4 K) P8 g% l
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# f" B) l, K) S! E! h· schmuck
' y" e( {8 w& \% u8 n. H& Q· What a stupid schmuck.
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; T& ~5 s# {& {, i) F$ V! f. x& N% j· jerk: E: d8 Y* E. a/ P% Y# f
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. {; _+ J8 u6 N3 ~$ _- V· screw around& K: b4 _$ O" c
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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/ c- q# c2 R9 d9 R( v7 v· waste time
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2 W6 _% Q+ W% a2 F6 p8 Q· screw up
0 L& K5 p7 |. j6 B· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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· shot
% K& e! o8 c; G$ `- X4 v· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try. ]/ `, j( x9 G
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· shot down
" U* w. y2 D( s* x) U E. T· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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* P- _7 K& V) J+ W+ c3 H· disagreed with
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3 ?- L+ Z% S1 r! o2 g· slammer
" Z7 @- _ b& p1 S: D· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail
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· smashed
3 L, @( f1 o1 Y7 }7 h· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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& r7 @0 ~0 P9 [& n4 i· smoke eater$ V% L2 T* m1 w' b
· My father is a smoke eater.: m- {; N) ~: S( d) _/ E/ o
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. R3 j1 x5 ~, \+ d! j- v1 {+ z/ u· fireman
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( q) ~5 I9 A9 c1 N/ ~+ u* t· split7 G( @! E" y. j8 K
· It is time to split and go see the movie.$ A. ?1 K* Z% i: L# F. t
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· spook7 d9 M+ t# _* M: \5 u' v& S5 O7 W
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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· 18
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* i0 ~. O, v0 G2 \2 ~3 ^· spud, y, z; B* H% {7 p; D* d; W
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?( E& Z) ~% _: ?* N( d4 `3 w
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+ r9 q. ^) n: C1 p· potatoes
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/ n: f6 _) a. Q W# _% z· square. r+ z2 I- D9 }% T1 c& U; q) W3 ]
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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/ m1 _$ M3 u( T! B! b v· steamed up
: `, m" z6 T4 d· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.# t4 W9 t% T/ V5 N; p# V
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· is repulsive7 ?' r6 e9 t" x* o
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$ D5 n" h3 _9 n" j· straight# j% J8 O$ h" Y; _, T
· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· stressed
- x' L7 C- c4 V) p8 A' G4 b- M w· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.7 f$ f" ]) c i
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· sucker
\% m# W8 Y; Y5 f4 ?9 B· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived% Q0 C* x) C- G9 Y, M1 V8 @
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· take a hike' [9 F. t9 ?& L7 `" P) s3 N
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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- A5 @5 m% V5 M ?· leave" ~$ v2 T, u' c D* }0 v
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; U! O- B4 V; c( t0 A· taken
6 `( A4 Z+ X u, q7 g5 L1 l6 W· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of. \- w* r3 w, e/ i, @
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· taking care of business
- _4 P, o) d: Z. L }· I have been taking care of business., `; {5 a. S, E8 K# _3 `
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/ x! B0 S, ?! T· doing what I have to do
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3 z, s0 \' j* p$ I* E· threads
" m; N9 H' R2 ?% ]3 W· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes
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· tool around
) X/ @" q& R! A0 y2 m' K; a· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.! B+ d# G+ S( }% O$ v
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2 E4 Y( F$ m$ ?4 V, M· drive around
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· totaled- A: ^, I i$ }2 t
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.) F6 x: ^( Q, N) ?' B7 R
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" T# w: R7 t2 `3 h· completely wrecked
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· 197 `) u' O* s' h1 R) n; k. l8 y
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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7 J' S" t3 Q. x T1 G% N% a9 A N- y· happy and cheerful
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6 M5 n. P2 S1 ]- E5 I! j) w· up for grabs
$ o3 O/ c' l# ]2 S+ ~2 J5 a1 r· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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6 H) J% D9 ?, M8 K+ U· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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9 \, W+ V' h3 i) G% T· He really gives off good vibes.8 ?9 x0 i9 H$ h0 R* v
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· feelings
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· wad
4 Q$ S7 n! k1 y5 Y2 g1 t· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city." s' G5 a) V; H# F
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· bundle of money5 ^) n% m2 l& ? Q
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· waste1 g; U0 K7 {2 S& x
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill' ?2 ^5 D3 }6 h2 g& Q& b
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.; _5 W# `. c% |7 ?
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H F7 t, r$ ?; _· car
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' _4 R# \/ T+ K! \. }- b& u· whiz" b: u7 h7 \4 [9 ^1 s
· He is a whiz at the computer.( o. D [+ U$ h D, r R
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· talented person
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( j4 W% S4 e# E* M· wired$ L. K y% @, O! F& r+ n" u
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert3 J( q2 p6 x% o& m/ e: S! H5 H3 W
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.- x0 j8 }0 Q4 u9 Y7 m
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· weak person
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7 D/ l* O5 s- N) Z6 Z· yukky
j# G& m \/ @* q· This food tastes yukky
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* M, M1 r! [; `. w! w' ^0 F· bad
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· zapped4 o4 g) N0 w/ [/ {+ M6 q
· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· zip$ |+ J k V$ ~* c
· He knew zip about running the company.9 Y* ]" \* v- `8 h+ T% o
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· Nothing
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