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. maxed
/ l2 p' ^- J& O+ J. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· mean
- B- }# o' {  ]2 S7 G· He plays a mean violin.
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' M% |2 ~( \- H. J2 \· performs well on
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! e! `- }3 n( J/ b% Z2 v· mega
' f8 L. J' `! N: @5 c' r5 G· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.; _, n; e8 D0 U8 D- V
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" D; k7 _) I: _; h· large. M$ Z9 P* Y+ z6 k# _) d3 J- a- }5 l
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$ W/ Q% k0 Q0 h8 V· megabucks
: I5 z& m& j% m7 W; }1 Q· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money
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0 I6 }6 w2 T, J· knock
7 p' U( R9 p8 J/ b0 r8 x· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize' u5 l& h8 @* p

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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· meltdown
9 e8 P2 H& D0 b· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.' l. v7 J) x9 h: A! ]/ @" t1 n! C
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· total collapse
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6 ^/ U# z, l3 l- i9 @, p( {· mickey mouse
3 C% L, u! c  H4 {" T1 S6 g· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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  Y8 t% l1 ^$ g7 ]2 z/ Y· nonsense and a waste of time- p  i; d1 ?* y

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· move on someone
% J# Y# T! X" s: B3 T· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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· mush  l0 f' v/ C2 a, N0 a, P" y8 z
· That is total mush and you know it.
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( I, o9 k, X; g* b+ Y/ A( v· nonesense
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· nark
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# B4 d4 n5 r" m3 R9 e. {5 }; j· drug police
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· neat# T1 F) H: v2 Y: }
· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· good
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; R7 G: ]1 Y3 q! D· negative* k, x. W( e9 o& r! G4 f+ I& @
· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· bad things
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6 _, F+ O# {4 K* ?; ^7 K· nick9 ?$ l5 Y5 _" A5 q/ e5 s
· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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+ Y, b) ?+ d) H  T) V1 H· arrested
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink5 {+ \, S4 ?8 T

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/ d) ~" R. r, d- K· no sweat
0 b0 m" \) U) j  q% y4 c" g8 U· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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6 @1 K: w* |6 g& N9 R) U. g· no problem" [# M# C2 F4 F  c
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/ m% E6 T- N4 \+ @# }6 [· nuke# x" g! n" {) q+ ?# }- e. C
· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· heat up in the microwave  G2 A" a9 }# k- \7 }3 x$ H4 X! K$ N( Y

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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.
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· crazy person
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4 m& k$ V. P0 z% i  P· nuts, Q) P% C5 O; k) E; L
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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· pad
* R- s$ w- r8 g0 z' r· Have you found a pad yet?
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.1 l1 r$ M. p6 X, Y) s9 Z
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· paper-pusher
" D/ w# m2 A6 T0 J/ D· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers8 L( a) z9 Q( C2 f4 F

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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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, M: m! T9 o0 T# G- {3 w· party-hearty
1 A) k. R7 y) V· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.; O3 C1 E- r% }
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· celebrate5 K1 E7 i( O: y+ `2 _& C. ^. w8 {
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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· hands1 P) _9 Y7 W9 y4 ]& Q7 \

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· peanuts
3 o  a7 Q, ~( D4 I/ M· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money1 U: g) d& K6 @  p, a

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1 }2 L- `  p; q: m+ W7 ^0 J· pickled
6 w* E- b% Z: W+ a+ d+ {· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· piece of cake
* l: {) Q$ G+ Q* ]# i" V* _3 g, |· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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' A1 [& B( X- W: N$ {& r· easy to do
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· pig
0 J5 A& R: m* F· He is a pig at parties.3 Z( n2 N; C" ^+ M+ k& \5 n# A7 i
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· pig out
  w' {% t- _5 ~9 h8 e. c" i7 ^7 g4 {· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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; m: g) [; _0 M$ N· eat a lot or overeat" X+ r* ^" F4 D' L( B3 O
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" Y/ {+ d2 z8 g+ f, ?  V: r· pit stop
" d/ u( V( r  h: j6 G* `; m· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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  D% i9 I0 i) o% P2 i3 b0 c* H9 {· stop and go to the bathroom0 m( Y% s9 }% u% E+ q% x8 a
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6 ]9 P; g4 r+ i4 o, p* R* ?+ b8 \· plastered
8 b% m, o5 I/ p- k8 Q9 @; o) a· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.0 @' Y0 h- }# n7 z/ Q( K- N
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2 G0 @9 ~1 s6 u( K& S4 A· intoxicated
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· pooped out
8 S9 ~! n( {4 d  N* i4 r# D· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.% `6 W7 C7 y. A' L/ G# K6 J! @7 {: b$ |
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9 D% C3 {- K& l  r. M" i· quit# n3 P6 f" h7 G* W
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, c# c1 `8 N- [0 q6 d$ x! |# N· pop- M1 {0 t5 Q4 Y0 c1 s  e
· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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· professional
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· prod
4 A/ m) c7 L; M! m- T· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder
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· psyched up
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· mentally ready2 R* c; ]: z9 Q. K/ Y
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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/ Z8 Z5 B1 t! S) A* p+ X' I· mentally ill
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3 V) B. n, X! k; d4 S4 ^· puke
, b  i' F) H* y" l- n8 T6 T· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· vomit
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6 k# ?0 p0 w9 I# m3 h" Q· push off: |1 @) r1 G+ W, R. T
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· leave
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· put the moves on( y8 t# @, V0 U
· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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5 C) b1 \) w5 N1 K/ J· seduce) F- K5 W/ S* _+ ?
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4 a1 z3 q% z7 e4 |· put-on9 I( H) v; T/ S/ G) R
· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· deception  u2 R- C  C& s+ e! ?

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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead
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· quick buck
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· some easy money
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7 T. F1 M! Q7 v· rack
7 ]7 o7 C" U: u3 S- d; A: H· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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) i* m, R8 g5 e- G· rack out
, P1 s7 N: @2 q: v· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· racket
3 C3 M! h  V3 k9 z& o( {· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· noise
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8 J/ X1 }  G( o! W) }- W( K% P· rag
2 [/ B9 C# I/ T* B& q) E5 {· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. : ~! k8 @3 ^2 d0 E# S8 e
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9 `& u, I0 ~# b7 l· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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7 v% E& V' g* o9 ?5 i· talk about
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· rathole
6 i9 u' P" l; ?· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.2 v/ S4 a: S$ G9 x# ^
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· raw
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· new
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.% `. c- F  C. _& c1 E+ Y$ Z9 i4 }
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# N) Q, g  ^" [$ k* A· got angry with him
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· red hot
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· important
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· rinky-dink" {# u. a$ n" P
· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.7 o- ~# I* J6 A5 f
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· road hog
" E; I) p- S2 n1 ], `$ g5 H$ G. T0 X5 k· That driver is a road hog.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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9 N( o+ H7 a! e$ {9 b; {+ z· Is that a rug on his head?
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5 N# Z+ |! Y% J9 U5 W· rug rat
+ z6 l: t' z8 g/ f· My sister has three rug rats.
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0 M- k! M# R& ^5 i1 K3 N& X( @· My wife rules the house.. d/ ~1 k7 V/ |" h( b% n
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9 W- j7 H; m5 M& _2 C# e( ]' t· He is always running off at the mouth.
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! f* T% G7 I; Z2 O2 G+ Y) u· run out of gas
0 @7 I: T/ M2 S3 k0 ?6 N· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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) O7 H7 j; A% z- c! |6 Q· lost interest or momentum  _7 Q# v2 {( ^
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· sack
. p5 x( V% U8 h5 I+ u; i· When did you hit the sack last night?8 y1 i( Y. I# f. p6 O
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· go to bed
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· scam
4 Z9 ~3 C6 u$ q/ ^' e& O+ d: r+ r· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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- q# r* W" a- b, a- X· swindle" w  e, E/ u: l2 I0 Z# R4 R' K9 \
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3 b; ]; p$ y1 _8 n· scarf
4 d/ N+ g, f1 _) N, v4 U3 G# N· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly6 `, L' P$ b! Z# A# j
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5 b) S/ J5 }( y6 C5 Z· schmuck
5 U* R3 z! d% Z2 w6 @8 }· What a stupid schmuck.( i$ G% s2 _: |) V3 v) [
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· jerk- E7 k# ?, C8 V
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· screw around* s: m+ @6 a$ i. `6 R% x/ A' p9 y& C
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time
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· screw up
9 d- e1 F2 U, e& [· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.% Q3 H$ Z, `9 d' o. O( i
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· sharp
+ i, i1 _! z% [1 N$ r5 _· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent; f% N  z$ J0 e. q5 N

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· shot6 u2 o7 S  Y0 J+ E
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try* N& ^$ h6 w: \0 R

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· shot down
0 Z1 |; U" r/ D5 e5 m8 e· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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& O( W  n, A9 d0 {# ^· disagreed with
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8 ^) Y( d* ~( J( y3 z· slammer. L' x$ ~1 s# l' w2 q; v
· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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. Z6 p1 c2 ]' l& `; Y; O! f· jail
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+ m& @+ c# g- l6 S/ x3 A% f; a
3 w: S3 N" Y1 d· smashed
. H% e% J. z1 T· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.) O5 }9 b. a) w& r) n/ L
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& @% Z' E- |# d$ u7 h5 _! ?· smoke eater
% d* }! o; M$ e8 a8 x· My father is a smoke eater.
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& e3 t' C4 N# ?) E& S" [· fireman: ?4 _3 D" `+ z# ?+ b
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· split( b+ I! R7 P9 |+ s7 e8 m$ \+ ~
· It is time to split and go see the movie.# k* r- r: A$ W4 K# s+ h
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· leave
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+ a# `: b- x  C$ i: Z0 c$ b· spook
, K& d! b3 G$ l8 Q+ p/ l# V- k· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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% c/ B! E- g" W# k, s* z· frightened
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?, t! i1 C3 k: L6 X
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· square
! r) K0 y, c( d# d3 @4 p/ k· My father looks square in his jacket.
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! s5 E& i1 g0 N; L/ `6 A· old-fashioned5 N" ]$ e  f# k; q. [% I

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· steamed up1 Z3 g# E( q9 ^& C9 @6 C+ Z) ^* {
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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8 @% @1 `5 L/ S+ a7 U/ x) J· stink
9 Y+ L3 E9 c- s, b· This whole operation stinks.$ V7 i+ i* z3 E
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! N, @5 u# r. Q· is repulsive
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$ p$ N) `2 k' }' o· straight# F! \- t4 t9 X/ h) m* Y
· I want you to give me a straight answer., W3 D( n) l; o6 a' P
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· honest
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# D: m0 y% M& N% T% p2 x" O/ y· stressed
' T8 _$ y# J, Y4 v· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.8 Q/ V% V' ]& F+ ^0 h# a) D8 S9 d
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· upset$ K  G$ o" t9 Z* V' X: L
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· sucker: R+ V  J1 g/ s5 O) o4 s' M
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' O% B, B% ~. }; [· be deceived
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* L$ t% I4 ^- Y3 r# k$ Y$ \· take a hike
  b% y2 J+ z8 c. V· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· leave$ m$ [) M. v6 a( B% X7 \
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· taken
6 b/ ^$ _. Y9 R; D  p· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of  T6 |1 l) Y$ y- z4 A) P
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· taking care of business
% t! M- r$ K0 g· I have been taking care of business.
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! I; G; J! G& \1 m, ?6 \9 p· doing what I have to do% x! P: I3 L! Q3 ^5 O5 P6 ]% k

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· threads! q+ I2 A6 ?8 p. N
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes
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5 i* k! t8 ^. Y+ q9 n' G! z; J) F· tool around
2 F1 |# e0 S- h" i' T: }' `· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.3 [7 @7 G6 x7 K2 R
· MEANING
  ]9 S4 W$ _) Y* s+ f0 }/ p· drive around
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· totaled9 E! W' ?$ z' U% n, W- ~
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.& Q6 B7 O; C; J; O5 Z- ~$ [( o3 H  n
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· completely wrecked. p( a+ Y& ]' D
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· 19
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· up
! F* w# C5 V  t3 ^/ R$ ]. c; }0 \· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.& F. M0 e/ |, Q/ L+ E
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  f9 J0 I; t: |9 J; u4 h; S· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs
, v5 G9 n- r' {' y+ T  ~· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.4 ]! A& t* z% W% Z& n
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* }' k- i8 ~* O4 H  \0 [1 h· available.
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· veg out
% I" O$ W+ R8 {& p, t# K· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· vibes& A1 s5 v6 c! c
· He really gives off good vibes.
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& D0 O' v% s4 x/ k% g· feelings
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.: z1 X7 S# M3 U$ l: j! W4 X
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· bundle of money
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· waste% O) s  ?1 }# F$ Y  h* l$ t2 q+ q
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.1 x# N; H! S7 X! x
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· kill4 I- n# p/ F- h1 K

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· wheels
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· whiz7 B1 E2 ~2 f; F6 Y6 b# ~
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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, J  o1 q4 g( y2 N/ W· wired
5 s+ ?9 U/ O. N# D· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee." I+ t6 ~% _2 J/ j) b& B
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1 R3 }4 s# A8 G· alert; M1 f+ @# m. V0 V
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· wussy7 e9 @  ~5 ~1 i/ T7 m/ @0 R3 y
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.7 U; ?. i5 {# Y& i( J* I9 v" O
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· weak person
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· yukky) U) M" x/ r  h' R5 S% ~
· This food tastes yukky3 L0 L. ~1 X, \& l) d7 k
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' C- g7 d: k6 y1 j* }· bad
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) D& i9 @) i/ O6 G% d4 b3 D· zapped
- c0 l; o4 }% o; K$ J· I am too zapped to help you right now./ u' a) c( v! x7 m! l+ i
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· zip( [% c) ^4 J( x
· He knew zip about running the company.
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& ]8 h4 Q5 W* |" R[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:( p. r. _1 s9 m- G* n, [# a: ~1 q
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:
" i! ~7 ~/ O- y' {" K8 u! c离南通开车45分钟.

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哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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