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/ f2 S5 Q& U1 o9 q. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· exhausted
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· He plays a mean violin.5 m! Z5 p) b5 c. d% |
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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$ D$ K$ M2 J- X# ~1 n9 ^! N- I· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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, ~6 S7 V* Y$ F4 x& g2 w. w* _" L$ \· a lot of money! g: [% T {" f* g( N7 [: Q5 H) v
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.' u0 d T ]% Z" V* ~& R
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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+ f7 m4 Z/ D- E6 Y4 a2 i· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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! f3 H+ o& j' _: ]7 y) F· total collapse4 j' c0 ?* n# W0 z* d
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# T- T9 ^3 g1 x% @· mickey mouse$ R8 n( t* Q" o4 {8 ~+ f0 }
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse., R& U! z5 E" H" ~3 ^
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/ U% y2 ^0 w N8 ^) G· nonsense and a waste of time
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.% U; K6 B& o7 a: b/ y5 P
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· pick up and seduce
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1 p2 p: C* Z! q7 S5 R· nonesense
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.% {" M+ z- n. r* D4 w0 U9 U$ \
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· drug police( @3 v8 k0 a, l" } }% Z
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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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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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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$ Y& d0 J0 w* r; t7 g7 x· a quick drink
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' ]* g0 v) x; n) M$ {# e· no sweat4 b% W; I y8 J7 F' K& D& t+ ?" M
· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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5 ]) ~, }1 |2 @9 G· no problem
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· heat up in the microwave
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· nuclear weapons
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) [. @3 n+ g; ^; k( Y/ v/ Z% U· I think that he is a nut.
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8 d' ]- ?1 ?& J* C· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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5 H5 u. v) U/ K/ Z, r8 m) @2 R· pad5 u( x) O( }9 G8 K& h
· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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* \3 I8 Z9 `4 o7 E% |, O· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· paper-pusher
9 C' K, W. u& ~5 c4 p q$ H· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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2 N5 m4 v+ E d( z6 }( Z1 \8 i· Get your paws off of my body.
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6 z1 a: ]; d# f· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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0 g- U+ q! y6 W* H2 x( Q7 a( q· practically no money
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# [* d; f6 r, X& n· He gets pickled after only one beer.8 S7 Q+ p3 d! c9 i7 X6 \
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.9 J* Z7 L/ D8 ~, n7 o& z2 F
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· pig out
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8 B( ~+ j6 V+ S* c5 D% T· eat a lot or overeat7 s9 a- R, k3 b b( j
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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6 B7 U* R: y* f4 R9 L· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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/ U6 K& t0 l$ x5 r5 z% I· Shut up or I will pop you.
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: U5 u2 j" P4 V3 y) ], V· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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$ [& i; M# _) @1 k8 O9 N' r+ o· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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4 x$ t* H- B, x& i7 m' ^$ M· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.% ] w3 G- k7 k1 D
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· I am going to push off now.5 {( u! }( k J4 w$ c7 f
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- K* ]6 ?1 [; N" l1 l# _) i· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.: w/ H4 C- T- Q/ ^5 G$ \
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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" r7 P, V j1 H9 `7 _· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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4 u+ B4 g: ^9 u9 x% {· 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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· 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.! [$ J; L4 a0 o$ L( l
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· red hot
6 U j0 k5 A# s1 N0 u· Your idea is really red hot.
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m2 M# p& W9 L; ]4 e: M· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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6 Y) ^& p" J4 L# N6 r· repossess
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· riot
; f. X& w+ ?' Q3 Y: q· The comedy program was a real riot.
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& B7 Z3 `3 K5 I6 k2 O8 U· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.2 A4 v- w }' e
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· rug
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· My sister has three rug rats.3 l+ d7 i3 p& X2 q4 b# @0 H' I
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' [" m" ]' t# z· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· talking too much
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· scam
: U, T* A4 B6 `% }* r* J· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.2 t {4 w5 K' o) ?7 J
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+ o S' ^2 L* V; @· swindle7 N% |- E* J* q- ]# T
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4 g) W% C4 ^* k6 P" d$ S, _0 J· scarf
+ E; R9 N% v; H7 r9 D: t· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· What a stupid schmuck.
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.! h& |0 }9 {- A
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d' _' _ }' ~# _8 P {! w7 {) |· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.5 Z4 b2 g G$ I7 \7 {; c, _
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4 N: p ?3 U/ l4 k8 v7 C· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· slammer
1 K6 c# ^3 y" x4 F· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail% d: Z J5 A3 C, g) ~: W( E
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· My father is a smoke eater.
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.4 T, g! a, F9 V" x9 ^/ ~
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· 18
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· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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· steamed up
# {7 k0 I8 Y: |" Z0 B' P· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· This whole operation stinks.
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· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.) l1 Y j9 c. Y0 Y; l, q
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2 s- h0 ^6 Z# {' Z· Don't be a sucker.9 a K9 t& H5 O
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( Z6 M& E5 d2 c2 F; b· take a hike
8 z9 O; }0 ^& X· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· I have been taking care of business.( ^! N7 J/ p3 y
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· doing what I have to do
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.# p! V, g7 {! i0 W X
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' L2 ?4 p+ \5 z- t3 l; D· clothes
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· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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2 Y' x! H% k& t1 m2 U· drive around
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· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.6 b9 U; A& s Q+ x2 S1 K
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* c! s; z. {1 N" R% P" A· completely wrecked8 ?# `& P; N8 F, K3 ?
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.. c3 A" C$ u! C, f
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· up for grabs
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· available.
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1 b, c% n, W5 v. T; {! |· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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0 P9 {, Q9 x* D0 ~* _! p· relax and do nothing9 V$ j6 @+ E- F7 h5 n
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· He really gives off good vibes.6 I$ p8 e: t9 A, {& U' q
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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5 t& y! f6 E* F( Z· bundle of money
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8 }0 j$ | r( {6 o· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.1 v9 ~. w& e+ D
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.! I1 c' k& Y- ]5 O4 z" A# D& l
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x5 r1 P$ a z/ t7 i. u e1 L8 J* Y· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.5 O2 y; K3 M2 I8 V3 ]' o# |
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· wussy
- }+ h1 d' B! u$ _# G6 Z; L" @6 H4 w· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.2 J& R4 ~9 T6 D' L7 Y: j) \; P
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! v( ?( f1 s4 d+ r+ B S· weak person; F i8 _, d! \& f; ^/ C: V
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· yukky
5 }- T8 w2 y* O5 V' j! G0 R0 E· This food tastes yukky/ H' ]! C6 M _4 R% L6 o; X; J
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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· zip( I" O z, U! ~/ o; q
· He knew zip about running the company.
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/ J2 W$ m* U- j7 O& N· Nothing
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