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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest. 
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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. 
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· 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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· criticize 
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· mellow 
( t4 K! e& s4 \1 P+ y2 w· You need to mellow out and enjoy life. 
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; h* B9 |/ u: P2 k1 `5 }· meltdown 
5 U$ z, [+ E5 l* ~· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.4 b: `) W+ _9 A9 a" L( `' w2 }* S 
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8 x; A) z! x  ~! ~' t! H" a· mickey mouse 
1 Z. f7 x- I2 W1 d, f- e+ G0 v0 j+ R· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse. 
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9 H. h) H, Y; A  f& R& M( H7 @/ Q· nonsense and a waste of time 
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! \4 S6 L0 u8 ^: z5 v) ?1 W& a· move on someone 
# {& V. D% V: w) z· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday. 
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· That is total mush and you know it.5 P' Z% L4 I# {) ~ 
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger. 
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store. 
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· arrested 
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· 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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· Does that attack plane have any nukes? 
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; z! [+ W/ z# r) \% v· I think that he is a nut. 
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" A2 V. W! o, W/ g· crazy person 
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5 {. Z- j4 j" D9 y1 v· nuts2 J- S# P# Q& o$ u' N) J 
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you. 
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck. 
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· paper-pusher 
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9 M4 f* N/ V& `0 C1 o( V% G· party animal6 z2 W' L2 s3 l. C 
· You're too old to be a party animal. 
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7 [/ J6 E! M" s1 I; l· peanuts 
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· He gets pickled after only one beer. 
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6 w7 ?8 \% @+ \9 X  F· piece of cake 
, @' j; {7 }# ~6 c· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake. 
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· He is a pig at parties.2 O/ ?' n# }5 z* e5 ~$ N0 w) n8 \ 
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out. 
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, G& ^7 }) }! I8 A/ a· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area. 
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5 w% Q# h. m, C0 ^/ }9 t· plastered 
% {- N! S" A, S: ^7 ?0 i) o% r: E· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.8 M5 y; c4 X4 {' g+ s 
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1 g2 ^, K) [9 ?2 \) ^3 w7 ^- N· Shut up or I will pop you. 
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1 ~7 S* B! Z! l0 `3 x· psyched up 
1 M6 a' H3 J. M. ~' _: D& F· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday. 
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# L; Y8 V  b2 C9 G· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.4 F+ _% a( N, n, y* A: z1 o9 ^ 
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married. 
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# C1 i  F) h2 `! {5 \2 g· 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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! ^9 T' k% P# ?6 h1 R· I need to make a quick buck.5 i2 Q# |1 t  a9 T% t+ I 
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" j0 O* J1 w* A" v· 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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· The raw office workers were not getting much done. 
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· new 
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! q9 m, Z9 \1 U· Your idea is really red hot. 
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· repossess 
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" h% W; r! M+ T8 z0 H· riot 
( \. s0 X! g1 Y# ~! q( L: k( q# n· The comedy program was a real riot. 
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks? 
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8 H- W4 [( x7 h· We have had a rough time this winter. 
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· hard time 
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· My sister has three rug rats. 
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· My wife rules the house. 
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· He is always running off at the mouth. 
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  k/ s6 o$ s; B+ p; z& o( l· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign. 
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· go to bed 
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam. 
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; _9 L0 V$ {# u+ H: v9 S/ i6 Y- \! A· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate. 
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· What a stupid schmuck.2 W/ i# ~: r+ ~( w  d7 o( x3 I 
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· jerk" l6 A6 u0 |- g9 @, b; d$ ^7 e 
 
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· screw around% |1 ]; [  @) {0 c& ~ 
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again. 
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· He is very sharp with numbers" \2 d5 f5 B' O4 F: v" H 
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/ c9 B$ t' A" |( J. A6 e) u· shot 
) |0 X  i! t2 T6 ~$ P· I'll give the puzzle another shot. 
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· try; |! X6 y7 W( t/ l/ R 
 
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· shot down 
* a. g8 ]( t6 s) L· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea. 
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* f1 Y, M1 D, l7 y" M# F/ ^  f· disagreed with 
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· slammer 
$ n0 f4 n" x: K% N( _  K  j+ P· The police threw them both in the slammer. 
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& N; f- q2 `, n  P$ z/ g· My father is a smoke eater. 
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% ?2 w$ F7 j: Z. G6 r· fireman9 [$ b4 O. W9 I) S: q- U6 H 
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.  K- Z& z2 a  D, J; ^, D 
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· leave 
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· Don't get so steamed up over the issue. 
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· angry 
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· stink3 Z% u4 V' Y: c3 X 
· This whole operation stinks." e( q, z* @& @  I" |) E 
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· I want you to give me a straight answer. 
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" R2 r6 V0 e8 N. j4 N9 s· I am really stressed by all the recent world events. 
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· upset 
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. [* x, J. S/ `5 S, T· sucker 
; `+ ^4 ]. ]6 ~' ?" x% g0 Z; l· Don't be a sucker.5 e6 S0 v6 \+ E# F 
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; D* {, g  d; U( p. D· taken 
% n$ x* U) _/ u; r  z9 e· He was taken for all his money at the casino. 
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· taking care of business 
- r* R7 u* G& e" V+ E· I have been taking care of business. 
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4 z2 k  D* }4 O! l. r· doing what I have to do 
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing. 
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· clothes 
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· tool around 
1 c3 j0 Y/ \. y, ?· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home. 
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· drive around 
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· totaled 
* `7 A% h, w2 J! @7 K4 L+ q0 S: I5 G0 w0 j· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck. 
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· completely wrecked2 P0 i+ A2 I. X# P 
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· 19 
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+ F4 v% }1 d/ @* C% Y· up 
$ A  f7 l) P5 w' X! X· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend. 
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. _6 I9 ?4 C- J# q· happy and cheerful0 P% B2 P2 O1 W8 ]$ h; ?: t 
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening. 
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· relax and do nothing8 ]5 ?  T+ ]! M 
 
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· vibes6 C6 C: t! ?- E6 Z8 O* C 
· He really gives off good vibes., B' l5 L7 Z8 p4 Y: t 
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· wad 
, g# T. J! [) s( F; O* t# X: R* O· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city. 
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1 L1 D: w& G5 r- W· bundle of money 
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5 G/ x# D" w  ?& ^! S' h· waste 
+ Q/ X7 K, c5 G3 k2 g· After you waste him, throw the body in the river. 
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7 {. v% Y& Q1 V- D· kill 
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.+ V! C. Z0 X8 ~2 R& |! Z) q+ { 
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· whiz$ H; k1 g0 }0 r! E) p 
· He is a whiz at the computer.. H0 |* ]. d7 W7 ]: Y2 B* M 
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2 {' M& V( S1 }$ K3 M3 c· talented person* X3 J& E& C* f$ c6 X( n 
 
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· wired! l4 a1 k2 A' N6 S" _1 `: B 
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee. 
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· alert 
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking. 
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· weak person+ m. o( Y* o6 P6 N- X% m 
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· This food tastes yukky 
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+ A7 ]5 C( J1 n# ]; w· zapped 
+ v8 n6 o- `; f3 }8 b' W: T· I am too zapped to help you right now.* M: C+ n9 E  t2 ]$ B3 y 
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2 V: o8 E9 z) f4 }· exhausted 
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· He knew zip about running the company. 
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· Nothing 
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