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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.6 Y8 t9 f& F" ^& }( q S! T) \9 i
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· mean# E7 Z! f5 @2 \9 b# V, r! O8 I
· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on4 N J/ H3 J: C% W5 t
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! y0 j7 x2 j' m4 p· mega* @$ H; X; X1 m* T: \8 ]2 _
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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" F+ j0 x1 k" t2 A5 b$ [& U3 }· megabucks6 W+ }8 q: D: n: w2 U8 k
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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# y/ L* M$ W8 x1 c· a lot of money
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· knock
' X4 x. |2 i5 A0 k! k$ z· 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.6 {% U) z' g, f6 D. A/ F7 y
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9 a/ N p- L I' N R4 p3 c· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.$ c2 W. `; ~, \
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5 F+ B" s: w2 u7 ^- Z+ E: r· nonsense and a waste of time
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: ]9 g* [$ O+ F2 R· move on someone
4 b5 y' Z8 I! u6 B: _· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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# {3 F, h1 ?+ Q& F+ r· nark
' U" M, z) f* ^% L. i- }9 d· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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# K. }; x) S# G9 b6 j· negative
! M$ z k, ~0 I% H· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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2 X8 T' w w! P& \· bad things
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.( X2 s \8 e8 T6 f. j, M- X
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· I think that he is a nut.
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.2 Y0 U/ t" y9 W9 ?% C
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6 M( P$ N% n ?7 D* l. i9 v· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck., x; ^& Q0 o; y: p+ i4 e
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/ }. U, S9 ?& A, |· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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3 u8 l3 w0 s G2 h) f· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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. h* `: B( r( T+ W. o· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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$ X3 P# w& j; A9 g4 Q6 B· practically no money
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3 @0 t3 i7 P4 _3 X· pickled1 P2 ]) S+ L% _7 Y
· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.. i1 S5 b% v) O/ ^( [( Z
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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· plastered
) H& m4 Q, ]! f" B& `- {: r· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.5 D, W5 ]( `# l7 P# k9 n, Y
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· quit
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: P* H/ z; b4 m% I. t. E· Shut up or I will pop you.
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( ^* |+ r* ~# V K j% s· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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3 N( [# e$ i W1 u" F% J· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder( h6 |+ x w! Z, J/ l' Z
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( ~& z: Q( t$ l· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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% Q$ E1 z) E/ c0 Q· vomit
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9 J( A5 t: {' Y" I& N· push off
& k* f, o3 a/ t" _: V· I am going to push off now.
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· quarterback
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9 |) D2 }+ i* D· some easy money
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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3 I, i% W0 ?5 U, ?2 ^: K2 |· raw
! \: Y+ j# Y1 a) l· 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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· got angry with him
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· red hot
4 s. `+ U( j' N# P· Your idea is really red hot.
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· important
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( C4 ` T( ?5 R2 ?· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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* i& N- m) z4 O* n* |" z, s% C· repossess
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· rinky-dink
! q3 n- U v6 o· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.' m& [( l4 F7 P) ~) V6 s7 l; ]
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6 A/ U' V M/ i· That driver is a road hog.
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· rug
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· rule
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9 C/ k* c/ N: }/ V; F C* l· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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0 J. h+ O- v% n R6 t( y· lost interest or momentum
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+ Y7 I7 u6 |% p; v& J$ j% m' {0 B· sack+ T' y# C. A/ c
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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9 V3 p0 p& F( ? D· go to bed6 n; m6 E9 ~( [$ b: h; z2 `4 z( N
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+ I2 k' p$ x- d- r· scam& \/ Y0 E/ A/ D' L
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle+ R4 R5 N) H& N: b
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$ _& k) ?8 K) j7 M, ~· scarf- {( E% T( M+ i* }( g
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly, Q/ _) C' G0 X* F8 ?3 C
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* V& m; B) d7 t. ~7 R: a· schmuck7 [1 m( L: p- c' f: M5 c/ k [" n
· What a stupid schmuck.5 B: q( ^' F3 O( w
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· jerk' O& n6 t$ q. y$ n8 M8 t
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· screw around
- F0 L0 z |/ a* i/ Z( a· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.! O7 E5 O; p. ^. k8 G" u) x( k
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· waste time
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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7 m! Z" ~' p' o· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers2 S" d7 P# |6 i, R; k
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· intelligent
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· shot
0 z0 y) w: z6 A3 X· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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. v$ M1 b1 d2 e) _' ]3 W6 D% x4 B· try
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· shot down
0 y, f! N( r) `2 Z. t· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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% W4 a% K: P) w1 f8 `· disagreed with
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X0 M( F2 j: @! D1 y6 K/ @0 L @· slammer9 F: A( Q; [( o1 T
· The police threw them both in the slammer.7 o/ y! f; e. K6 z) B
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4 P/ x3 B$ n' |0 A' t· smashed
" ~ H$ E. D. H- }$ @: l· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· smoke eater' C" G! L6 D! n. a" ~5 ?8 m. C
· My father is a smoke eater." O) y/ b2 @' { D4 v" H4 D
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· fireman1 T9 U% s) H3 g; y# W
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.4 a5 t7 `. c' L% V- @9 S: A7 X8 S# O
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( K/ P. \4 B/ o: l6 Q$ o/ L· leave7 ]8 u3 j3 K Z" W
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· spud
+ C! u! O2 ~! x6 ^" d1 N& c# ^0 k· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?3 d7 A4 j ~ I, \4 f
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& [5 N! V7 K% x9 S: F5 `· potatoes0 \6 A+ h( E7 T" c9 l
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· square
) o$ E' H+ H9 ~1 {( E5 r1 g· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned- ~4 Q% _8 A5 V; O& r8 U3 F! C/ J
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& K' h8 a: [+ B4 m. z+ h# L· steamed up' K$ X+ @8 C- h% \
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· stink/ P) s4 Y; T! u2 D3 L f7 y. R0 b7 Q$ x
· This whole operation stinks.+ M, E$ \) Z" m/ S
· MEANING" \- j9 x1 y$ M8 a8 d% j+ Q7 }
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8 d) w' n# D% j8 n; K· straight
4 K: |% n$ `% a* E· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest3 d6 \; V5 V7 A* ]5 L- `$ `
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+ v4 ^9 S: f* X; W. c+ r· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.3 e# k/ H, W1 D; r
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· upset! I( q5 ^% N" S4 A7 W- f) R
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· Don't be a sucker./ t& R) K2 ^# D2 S
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5 _8 h) s3 g& k% m3 [· be deceived/ b8 c* R i+ v; u w6 Q, x! E
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+ `0 q$ j7 M* I0 Q· take a hike
) ]4 M w* @) C& h2 N· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.. `" d% _4 B5 u+ b, j
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· taken
0 k- l( b" \" ]3 f: E A5 B· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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1 s2 ?# B: x# H: _, I, f· cheated out of2 |. l- A8 d7 k) z
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· taking care of business
4 w3 X$ i, I- F" M· I have been taking care of business.5 t, e# [' H( Z0 }4 J# x. M
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1 J; v6 m; X2 K+ c' d5 i" _) c' s c· doing what I have to do
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· threads
. b' z8 T3 i X) V· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.3 v! f+ O, E, L, g0 o
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· clothes4 A: b R; b$ `
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· tool around- B$ _: d i& A7 P/ ^7 }
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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u u5 |- \, E, m5 [0 e· drive around2 |$ i# ~, b$ Y; Z( d
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· totaled2 ?- D6 T) ^) B" p# |& I
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked/ k! ]$ p' i$ ?* f+ @: V, e- b
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· 19
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.& v" ^1 O3 _& T( v( t5 @$ J: ?
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* P( V6 t/ m, Y% c· happy and cheerful
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5 T7 X. p, s0 M! B0 ^· up for grabs
* }9 n- Q) T& S· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.+ a2 q7 B3 q( r/ I p
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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! B/ b Y6 r z* D) x! N8 V· relax and do nothing
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7 t6 v* A! ?& K9 k9 B· vibes
! e5 I1 u, n) }# N' b% y3 q" z· He really gives off good vibes.
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· feelings
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$ m, l. w `( ?1 K· wad
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· bundle of money
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· waste
% v. M2 w, o% M2 l, c/ u- G· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill4 ~1 p, W% E9 s3 U; P, z/ X
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· wheels
4 j' ^8 f/ x/ B/ M! V· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.. Q( n/ U4 o T: |- f
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· car& m9 B& U1 L" H0 x2 C
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· whiz# Z8 |# V4 l9 a4 }: f& J3 b
· He is a whiz at the computer.7 F7 F7 H1 w' n
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· talented person
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$ Z S8 F( x6 F2 [: j* m· wired
) @: s3 m4 o4 ?2 c$ m I· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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6 N$ x4 V1 H5 U! ^5 q; q· alert
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# S' U" z/ r4 m· wussy) `5 `" m9 P. Y4 V# b' S9 Q
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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8 f3 b9 f* c2 A6 n6 m· yukky/ J* S5 R$ _# y/ Y+ M/ b* G) s
· This food tastes yukky
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· bad
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· zapped
- Y, n. f1 Y$ e9 p· I am too zapped to help you right now.1 R$ d9 z* E$ ~4 v9 l( o0 B
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+ ^" V* P& q7 L* O# ^$ W+ z8 s% A· exhausted
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P r# J1 R3 K$ q( c· zip
/ w9 f( ]4 ^: b3 P* a! K· He knew zip about running the company.
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