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· He plays a mean violin.8 n: D5 d9 C( k. c ~
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· performs well on
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer. B% m; |1 C# L0 g
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6 @1 T% D2 n( a# k+ K) x· He made megabucks when he sold his company.6 P6 {6 N& ]* _
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· a lot of money
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9 s! [5 b6 q, \( Z( O· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better./ x# K/ P) |5 ?* V
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7 ~& T$ _6 [+ h- r E· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.2 v- T6 k$ s0 m* b/ z* @% P" J
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.$ c, W) y, C" @" e ?6 w2 U C7 ]# Y
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8 C1 F. J2 _3 w) x A. s· total collapse( P8 D1 V- p. i" t! ^1 G c
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse." A1 z9 Q2 x' l. I4 i3 T/ a/ E
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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· move on someone
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· mush
( S/ @3 B' H+ a2 `$ H$ T· That is total mush and you know it.
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# n2 Y2 ^- ~! F K· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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- \3 Q4 R7 ^6 C" @- d· drug police
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* v# {9 O4 f6 |1 V% m' ^6 `! w3 n· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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2 }( \) S6 o' ~3 w O+ @- m· bad things
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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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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. o! E8 q5 Z Q8 i+ @· I think that he is a nut.6 t+ ^2 E& t5 P$ a( H- [
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· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.0 l! c, B# M: k; j1 }4 |. @
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- D b9 j4 k- N( H· pad7 \% [+ p1 u& Z. f. j& A" u3 U
· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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# B# p/ d: {6 e. U· pain in the neck( U1 d7 d* u5 f" B
· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· paper-pusher
9 [" U, e. q- a· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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/ ]9 n) d( H! {0 _/ m, |· party animal3 f9 q, C: {4 B/ l+ O
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7 V. k4 u9 g0 i: q! \· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· Get your paws off of my body.8 A! T, s' G1 a5 t$ Q. Q% Y
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· practically no money
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0 o3 m6 ~$ V6 W' Y* N4 n· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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: C8 |$ J1 C! ~* a7 h· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake." u1 v) I6 c/ a# P
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· pig
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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0 Y$ q, ^$ [8 d· eat a lot or overeat
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· plastered
, c# n) ?/ N& m. t5 f1 O8 g7 c3 B$ l· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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9 V5 b! q& [5 d8 V7 V· pooped out
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8 T7 {& W/ k4 m* \" m4 m) }· Shut up or I will pop you.8 ?4 W) k' G* d* I9 {
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.# M5 K2 o; c( F7 A+ Q
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· I am going to push off now.
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· put the moves on
& M/ y4 G0 t/ Z r$ @% O· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead
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· I need to make a quick buck.
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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, q+ y8 G9 x$ Z) H· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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3 S: ?0 j3 f7 ?' m. d· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.# I9 O1 B6 b1 E8 Y, _- p/ h. }
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( o |( ?1 H ]1 G% F- k· Your idea is really red hot.9 |/ Y$ H9 i; c+ Y) j: u3 h/ @
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· My wife rules the house.
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' j- Y# e5 n, x" ?· dominates
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, s) z8 w) @ {· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· sack
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· scam
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· swindle- a# [- b8 E& h7 Q2 o0 g& L
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3 ?9 ^) x j: X- X# w. j· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.# \# W, L: ]0 K
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· ate quickly
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( F" l A# ?5 p+ z· schmuck
5 A! v4 A- O9 _4 Y· What a stupid schmuck.
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.' K$ l& L1 g0 [5 P+ I4 q+ h: U7 D
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· waste time
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* Y5 P! `0 A# g# P7 q· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you./ o: O/ k, ^, E& M3 i: g; Q) u3 a& S
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.9 X2 n0 c+ W8 `* r- A, ]! A$ H% \
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8 G; y" t( l# O) w· try6 {% i0 p6 ~' \# P: d" N& ^7 \1 ]
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( \: d! s: b2 B/ l9 L· shot down
: x/ i- u4 k% v' s· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.( n' Q/ a+ e' |" W3 x9 A8 ~
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6 u- V; ^" G( v" c6 H7 g& {* u· disagreed with$ J8 o# E1 N: E8 t b1 P2 o
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% j- ]+ D+ Y# j1 H# P· The police threw them both in the slammer.0 ^" Z$ `6 c" X
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% _3 L4 `+ a. G' f" }8 ]; m0 u. n% b· jail) c5 @( ]# ?! h! g# l6 B; t) i
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5 y0 g& q' F% {+ P' o, Z· smashed
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& N: g3 N8 i# R8 Y5 L· smoke eater
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4 a/ ^/ C {8 J. S; F· fireman
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, N* |3 W) Y( J, A· It is time to split and go see the movie.+ J' F( d* k6 W- @6 ?* ? G" I4 y6 D
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.; e# ^- m+ ~# d9 _
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* Q6 j: W, }/ L! E" a2 _9 X· frightened
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· spud
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· My father looks square in his jacket.7 o) w+ H9 X0 O" Y' w0 b4 s, A, }
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9 {# D7 u0 V/ H V/ o, ?· steamed up
. U' H# r% P% B· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· stink
$ [; F& A: c- ~/ z5 S8 o ~6 j· This whole operation stinks.
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+ }$ f" n6 |0 X# [9 U) Q( B: ?! p· straight( \ [% `8 I4 |$ m! G/ U+ i( y
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2 P; R4 [1 y" _3 U& g· stressed
( n8 G& A: Z+ g/ u; \· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· sucker
1 ]; P/ b! P% Z/ L! V1 P+ p· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived; v9 V# d0 z9 X/ m
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9 l6 e$ k# X6 S1 ~· take a hike. b: L7 p y# V. a5 \& t. ^0 |
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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( Y9 p/ L! n! X; V, V5 h0 C# O· leave
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8 C% S6 R1 [6 o3 u· He was taken for all his money at the casino.0 u1 ]- [! y d+ M) n* Q2 H
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· cheated out of
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· taking care of business
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· doing what I have to do
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( l8 _- a6 @9 _· threads
0 \' f* g3 A' Z( n· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.. o$ ~+ r' t$ f! @8 M" ]8 r& q
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7 o D% H) Y" T: |* I6 D· clothes
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· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.& [ Z) l/ z' ]- I
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+ ]# \/ ?9 f9 c9 p; Z· drive around
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· totaled
2 B# x+ M* R& t4 C9 ]8 `( b· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked. `8 o/ o; h+ m: `! D+ ~2 G
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% \% }' j7 x- _9 c1 R$ T· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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: A, C4 X& o" Q5 ?/ k( C· happy and cheerful" G2 U3 }6 K$ f; w. w" Z
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· up for grabs
% A, C1 E( D, I0 w4 K7 E· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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# p9 v4 m" Y5 f! C5 M T% A· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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# _* @2 S8 q' q: h0 Y· relax and do nothing
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· feelings7 `( i, E+ N$ L% V" E
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: ]0 r; x; L% j" l5 O6 N1 u; E· wad
# _6 C" n0 i' W( V1 X· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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9 P: V9 I) G& S |& H% k· bundle of money9 v" A5 \/ {1 a2 U9 H: ^
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· waste
' J: `5 O6 l% _0 r/ h& o· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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+ q8 ~, g4 G& [* J ~( a· kill" q3 }- ?, V I% j3 K
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· He is a whiz at the computer." w- `7 I7 J, m& g
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& C' A" z4 K* ?3 [ K- ?5 B9 a! l· talented person
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& T) ]6 Q/ z' ~9 A. e1 D2 X· wired
$ t4 m3 B9 l. ] ]+ Y, {: g4 Q· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.7 d% Q+ h8 ?% f# j% J5 D! m- L
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' X! w8 U: [8 P4 d· alert
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, q* c! U6 t: A$ n" H· wussy
( I4 [1 H# c$ Y- |) i· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.+ `% T& W, x P$ U) k- @
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) J3 y' e* W3 Q; F5 g7 H· weak person
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· yukky* M' H% Q) ` F8 i0 d
· This food tastes yukky
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· He knew zip about running the company.$ `+ G* _3 A) F0 @$ }& s
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7 G1 ^! @7 c& u7 t' v! n$ D" @4 |5 g· Nothing
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