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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.) _# A& \8 N% o& J! x/ H
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0 ~; ~0 M$ A) Y' g% W· mean4 j; j# X$ N& n6 ^6 v6 V
· He plays a mean violin.0 [( X7 R, ?& p$ S* L
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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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· a lot of money
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.) f# ]4 e& y# ?, Y! s/ ?
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· mellow
6 [( {9 j8 r! a. L- Y· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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· meltdown
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· total collapse
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· mickey mouse
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4 i, {0 G# b6 r" V· nonsense and a waste of time
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$ A7 T: a0 e1 d, p/ B· move on someone; p9 t6 X4 p, K. o z
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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2 x$ h1 E' r0 o2 t· nonesense
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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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( P' [+ V0 [' H2 A8 s3 p- t· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store./ X5 g9 `8 h/ T2 L6 {
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· nip
# u8 V* O) ` K. T* F s% m· He took a nip out of the bottle.1 O6 |9 _* h# a8 t8 R" s" F
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$ a$ d3 ]+ R0 {. @* B' _6 B· a quick drink
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· no sweat
7 J4 Q& w" b' s# h· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.6 H O1 N( _2 y, J3 i! {- Y
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& o4 D9 C8 z, z F· no problem
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, Y* ]0 ~% a- h" q· heat up in the microwave
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?# r( t; X7 I) l9 `
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· nuclear weapons
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· I think that he is a nut.
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· crazy person
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· nuts
; m1 i' q- H" u: A: o4 k* Z· 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.4 w2 W0 V* z) t* }# s7 h q* ]
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· paper-pusher% {4 E: U( a" p
· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers2 P N. ~3 C' F. m; [% E7 t- ?
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' B$ k, u5 s( c* `- ?· party animal Z* v8 x: I2 @. V" x* w
· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· He is a pig at parties.
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0 w- a. E( [5 D! }( ?# S% q· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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# G9 o0 A! T) z8 r· pit stop
+ C9 u6 U8 T6 q* T· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.2 M' c. ]. ^5 o3 Y$ ]. A
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· plastered
+ t* {/ O+ a/ B& \* ]$ f- i· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.' G; e( S' \4 i
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.# S6 B9 B" o2 n4 ]8 J8 B
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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- ~- b% l3 B' F0 J# t# P. a k/ }/ m· He is really a pro at his work.& V1 E" u6 I# M7 i' B* y
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0 ]( m3 q! y2 b- @3 b$ P· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· mentally ready
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. p; A2 X" q! F+ V· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.' E& \$ q) H( C" _8 H
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% H# r, f5 W* s0 y8 v4 R7 y" Y· mentally ill
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2 s, M4 p: ~2 ]· puke
6 b9 A f+ e+ D- q1 r' X· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· put-on
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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.7 k" m3 {- i# @
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( i# ]: e; I _' ~2 t+ h' V· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· sleep
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.# P! V q1 z6 o, T9 g
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2 [3 D9 u% ]& z, Z& R· rag
% v+ D( z( s) G# m+ A9 @0 h· 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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· rathole
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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) p* @( |3 ` l5 A/ |· ream someone out
9 _: c' |5 e$ t2 F" }· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· red hot
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' c! K0 p" J3 W( ^4 U6 Q9 z! ?· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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1 p$ Y' O7 s! S1 L! Y! K· repossess
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/ y! T' ~, J; ] {: U· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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/ D; O$ ], L9 h6 [· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.1 |, w5 i; v$ c$ v* u2 Q
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· rug
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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· talking too much
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# f, ^+ Q! n& @$ @9 u· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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0 I' \$ T" o) o( z0 d$ [· lost interest or momentum
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6 Z4 n. ^3 `7 L0 X· When did you hit the sack last night?
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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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0 d5 h3 n% G6 a+ s4 G. Q· scarf
. @% H |& \, u4 o% q9 ?: L0 g! }0 s8 j· 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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! Z$ z8 ], d! y3 K+ n, H7 n! b4 |- U· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.* W* ]) n8 f, D6 c
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· waste time
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3 ]$ \7 A" K! m8 B/ K, w3 u· screw up$ \6 O! J0 M* s8 K, }4 L! U
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.. [ U! h# ^5 B! a5 O: H
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n7 d" a9 _. Z· He is very sharp with numbers
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· shot
. A9 W# M+ T* B3 L· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.# { G3 B/ j9 T: c
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· smashed
, f7 h! |1 `7 T9 G· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.+ M' z) a2 l1 b/ D; h6 U2 u
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· split
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+ _- Z( P2 r' |· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· 18
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9 {# v/ a3 `, V+ U, D( E, X· spud
& c+ [( n; Q; Q) v4 X· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?3 [5 W" v/ d% y
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· potatoes" v: g5 W1 b7 n8 B! Q* _
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% n# _( ]: t' q. f6 ^( v6 Y& z$ y· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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0 L8 ?. u! [9 z7 N* `8 P- L· angry9 [* k0 n% s3 x0 l. B
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· straight
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· honest4 U. o, o* A& v, Z3 ?4 G0 D
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6 W5 `# V( O8 q. [! A: C8 g, K· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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; w6 s8 A# A1 I0 ?+ J: S· upset
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· take a hike
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· leave
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· taken( z* J4 ~2 M) L4 \; N- a
· He was taken for all his money at the casino. C2 G# }; R* s0 G& F8 H
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5 P4 Y8 r! U' h" L: F· cheated out of
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1 X$ x2 p. P5 M6 B· taking care of business) f" x; @2 y, B* B1 l" g* m
· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do
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· threads
3 E! N9 V( c3 g, p· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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( B( ]6 p3 x5 r# r4 Q· tool around, d: C( W P1 S# }- p
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.+ ]7 ]; o0 ]( a$ f. G9 S
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· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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: R k. z# N7 W2 |· completely wrecked
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· up
+ Y% m! ?- ]8 g· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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5 d' z9 j3 V2 m: ^( o3 l! v· happy and cheerful
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6 u4 R6 Q0 I* }% T3 y· up for grabs
6 ~# ~2 Q. s" g0 z" i· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· veg out
{0 l2 n7 g1 m( F7 C* a2 V· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· feelings+ x2 k% N' {/ Z& V. }* t
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· wad
- F! L8 B) h- X) p: [· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money; ~( M( v' y9 R
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! F. p- L. M! G- M6 G· waste
: v$ D0 G0 Q7 y8 Q$ U# b7 J· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.' l' k7 S. v4 Q B- G% U( l. T
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· kill
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.& O! S x+ c- `5 v' ?
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· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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" v7 _& ^) G2 P7 Q· wired
' [8 G7 b% m7 q5 L· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.0 Y4 S/ L! a- L0 k0 Z
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· alert" R5 B. c7 q4 q
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· This food tastes yukky& l+ I8 k/ |$ G, A
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: ?9 {1 h3 `; b( A; T· zapped
" c% p6 f# j- U· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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' ~8 `! o& U& S" \. X0 j6 L* e· He knew zip about running the company.
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7 _ \) ]4 h% P0 R' {· Nothing
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