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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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+ y/ w7 H) S- [3 q· He plays a mean violin.$ q( g$ [; K; m, d( g: F
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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- A' t9 X% T/ p/ c· megabucks
+ ?' n4 R9 P6 V' E8 u* e w8 T% d· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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! v% @/ _$ T- y. Q4 w; S( h· mellow
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· calm down and relax
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( T+ Q6 i3 x+ E% d· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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* O- z3 o8 _9 T( {· mickey mouse
# D/ i+ ?: x5 |$ C: ^1 `· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.0 |- R2 _7 V e5 [0 {2 [" P
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" S+ x+ A/ @& `· That is total mush and you know it.
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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1 V0 T/ l+ r+ Y- @0 z* z! ~· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.9 o/ n7 x% W6 L* g2 V
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2 l# [# J; G9 u& n+ z4 P· arrested
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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% d3 }% O& V4 y5 d/ B· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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; Y# n! \2 t$ f: _" ]0 n· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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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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0 s% k* T) P4 n6 U1 z1 v· Have you found a pad yet?
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" x5 l) F% H1 f# K· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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" j" p: L! `5 K7 U6 B- Z" q· paper-pusher
; v& E( {* q4 \7 G$ K w I8 I% X· My office is filled with paper-pushers.! G3 d% w# Z5 @. y
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+ H+ P6 g. c1 w) ~; v7 s· bureaucratic office workers
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# {1 [/ K5 }6 I: o- B" A2 F* c· Get your paws off of my body.6 Z& J ^+ p0 o# T6 ]1 v) a1 s' I
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; l6 Y9 ]0 L/ a8 S· peanuts
7 o2 h5 V" Z$ z4 m$ Q7 |# l· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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: H* W2 ^. c) u. R: R· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.# F# F# [1 O. u8 O& }; q) y
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3 z9 l/ ?! ~: d0 e· pig out
7 I% h; [* ^! f. V0 m· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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1 B, i, \0 u* l m· eat a lot or overeat
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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$ ?/ [5 |$ o; O( C· plastered
/ E9 y! h0 n4 [1 s- \: B' N· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.7 R5 J' M+ U1 ~$ l% A( j' d
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6 r5 P# p9 ~- W' ^$ v· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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, q8 M, |/ X; c· buy
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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+ H- _ i: n5 i4 W6 ^8 t· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?/ Q! a& d( p- J5 \" W% j
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· psyched up
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· mentally ready
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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- {: g5 f. V5 y8 P5 f· push off
: m1 d/ L$ K6 D& S/ m0 I· I am going to push off now.
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* I" \" E" U$ s3 e· put-on
. I6 {/ N8 ~0 }% D4 D· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.5 W" Q5 W1 g( y8 r0 g
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8 V# e8 v1 ^" ]3 C: a% b5 _- b· quick buck
' P: ]0 g' L" \& h# G& g+ a· I need to make a quick buck.
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" u8 G ?& h; x; j3 d- R· some easy money
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2 O' k! p2 j, G1 c: }6 H' E' P/ I· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.* f( v3 Y" U4 A3 F, k6 N' h
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6 g) D9 f. ~3 A: s9 f· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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: z+ q+ v# l9 L x& ~% j! r* B* ^# s/ ~9 r· The comedy program was a real riot.
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, h: W5 N P6 r, Z7 E. V, t0 p· We have had a rough time this winter.! z2 N% ^- w3 I$ o" G
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& T6 z1 v/ ^- o& O5 M. i A' J· He is always running off at the mouth.
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7 R- A E7 a, H" Y0 E8 J9 |· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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9 K# m5 e3 x3 S$ A& s0 y; f· lost interest or momentum
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$ {+ T1 u1 x$ K% q+ @4 c' U· sack
3 n+ w# Y6 ~9 B5 h5 `· When did you hit the sack last night?
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" P; s B" s7 Y9 `& r- X8 U) A+ n· go to bed
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9 I8 r" R: t3 Z" a# N· scam
+ X) n2 D- X! w· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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|1 K: O ^. Y2 l8 `/ m" E& b& j· ate quickly
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· schmuck
: l' T+ K4 Y. _7 r· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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· screw around
- M( E& x9 d& a8 P f8 _· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.! D8 E. {4 ~' T `( L9 O! c
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· waste time
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· screw up. R5 N& Z5 J) x+ G# C1 U# f
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake ^" D |3 N' R1 E) d
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· sharp
9 E g7 {0 }* _% q8 ~8 I· He is very sharp with numbers
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/ g' }) V3 ~& I, g/ S. t· intelligent
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/ e$ o5 l4 p, L5 J0 V· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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) S' ~% o3 e% o# `; c· shot down
: L; l' S( W) t* c2 j7 A2 x; k· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea." Y/ |) |! j( x# U2 @# Z: @; t/ r% r
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· disagreed with; Y( y+ _) r3 j4 d* \
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' t8 S: u, ?. |( t6 a2 M· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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, |. J4 l0 c; \0 G$ U· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated7 J( g( O9 t7 s9 x! e
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· My father is a smoke eater., W! t! A/ y* B: O8 {
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.$ R- w. _, h- }3 b
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1 \- b( w# k. O) X7 ~ k· leave
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# a& w0 C. N: p4 ^3 R· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened! K# s5 O. d' J' _+ H; S2 G* ~# r
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5 a0 A- ?2 k5 A8 j, D( {$ O1 ~9 N· spud
% Y% u: g# E( Y# d3 y5 P" s# \& H, M· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· square
' G+ _0 U- L, W/ w' K* Z1 w* E· My father looks square in his jacket.% @- x W+ ^5 @1 U8 Q& |# R# z: J
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; q5 G }# J$ v& R! l· old-fashioned' L; _# j. W# N# q* L
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· steamed up
q" o% d2 W/ d6 ~: i7 h· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.( O6 n5 n [4 |
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· angry4 ?9 y3 w b- X1 r2 T2 ?8 B
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· This whole operation stinks.
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: h8 w! d- i e: O· is repulsive( y1 k4 L& d' V \% T) f
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8 u3 d! x6 q% a+ W· straight$ P7 }( j" b# w) I& C& W
· I want you to give me a straight answer.- X/ I& k+ g7 Z* d2 I- H4 C
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.7 p+ o" T0 Z/ O+ j0 u
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· sucker
( N& R, m( o! N9 ~% `! W· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived
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* d8 f- }2 D( T3 Q4 e9 J p· take a hike. A% F" P2 ~, J
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.0 O; r2 c$ M+ v- ?" {$ t
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· leave l' K, p( f9 I; N( L
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· taken3 S% `1 q9 C! H/ @$ I, \8 w- \
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.9 d5 N- W% @+ ]# M7 S7 x/ f
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· cheated out of
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· taking care of business
' ^2 ~. Q* r% N2 ]: J2 d· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do8 [& [; s! K$ F8 ^+ ~
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% G2 J0 v! Q$ Q! g. u· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes
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· tool around- |+ L# E' y; {( A. [
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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' v! F5 ^9 ^- t8 ~- A; V! d· drive around
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# e+ Y' l4 ^* t1 w/ ?: @* M· totaled9 \/ O" W% i1 J( _6 F: e
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.) N1 G9 U% N& D5 W9 T7 s% U
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· completely wrecked u; |' V+ r/ E7 \1 l" g
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2 ~5 p# T* [" o9 X* ~! {/ N9 R· up
, d" b" u3 t+ T {1 j/ m· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful
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: C! V* A( ~3 O3 G! `; F) q· up for grabs
1 W- v; h! }, b6 t: {. `! i$ |· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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% X- Z+ t' f W9 j( s· available.2 D4 E2 F2 ?% m9 O% r
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1 L( k" }- n& s1 C2 e7 t# `· veg out( w+ I* j2 T+ s) |
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.% {/ o6 s1 Z/ `5 g2 b0 d/ c
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# }7 ?& B! E4 b# G. i· relax and do nothing
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" ?9 B2 [2 W- z* Y' Z* K; z· vibes
/ w- M% I+ q& P( t( ^, F· He really gives off good vibes.: u- ~% D! j5 K
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! ~) Z. p% C/ B6 K$ E( Y/ ^* V· wad
- E9 I$ T3 N0 \9 c· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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# P5 o. ?) \. y& J8 @0 ]· bundle of money0 }" l$ h$ T2 J+ B1 q. D) A5 a
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/ G# ?( A- Z' [* \· waste
5 ^# |! M2 a0 ^' Z* I9 m. |' p· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.% V* o9 ] d/ W @& L" `
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& A- u0 x$ o* L+ M! X· kill# K" t4 G( E: k4 f
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6 r8 A f7 H( U X8 M( V( t· wheels. R; {+ z; B: y$ W( x# j: i
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.) f+ D4 z0 h9 s; p
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· whiz
) l( {- u8 T4 {* p· He is a whiz at the computer.7 C& d) O# ^1 Z) E
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· talented person2 {+ {' s( G9 t7 x
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+ D+ F% ?! |8 h+ _( h+ Z. u2 f5 W· wired3 d: X3 U6 ~! ]" I# g. d
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.* o E& V! G u6 T
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· alert! V7 c$ C: a9 ~# Q! S
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" D, c3 ^! w5 }3 B* s# y· wussy/ D; \- Y7 r- \, x" C' H
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.* O6 x" c! Z7 S: @+ N0 Y
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· weak person
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· yukky7 a% `7 t1 o0 q# n* f# Q. X
· This food tastes yukky4 s* j- M0 ~: L* E
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· bad
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· zapped
3 H* w' R6 ~7 F" H# \' D2 O. a- f· I am too zapped to help you right now.5 M: g7 d# ^" s
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· zip
/ L( S Y* e9 E· He knew zip about running the company.+ M+ Y" ^' e( C [4 O3 e9 Z
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% a4 p: ~; z4 j% B% h; Z/ x· Nothing
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