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* l1 ]/ d. |: h. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest." p2 ~7 `" x3 ]- @! g. E; a/ y- q
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· exhausted
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9 I! B- p3 J; j3 L4 [/ B· mean
7 x9 R4 s4 X( D5 J· He plays a mean violin.
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· mega! Z5 C8 z; t! j8 A
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.) M3 m, Z0 [2 ]' b' r( J
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· large
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2 q" y, a% ^: ]- I; K4 j· megabucks: m+ c5 D+ X/ x: X8 k
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.: J- A# A2 d* B& i, U6 c
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· a lot of money, t* Z( s- N+ f0 R& d  w' z

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· knock
# ?1 A9 y1 R3 ]0 z$ Y& q* \· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.* O4 \1 b( ~$ c( U. P9 r# n6 V8 ?
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life." ^' m' {6 y% b
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· calm down and relax
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· meltdown
% ?% l, s- i5 s: g8 I/ {· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.) K6 X; Q: f! }& m- t5 u
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5 q, y* K; i: j$ p3 ^· total collapse3 K6 F1 v" u  ~6 a2 U3 i

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6 A  G- v8 T4 ]) E5 ]· mickey mouse
- [, [4 T( R1 v' s% N- {· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.: m4 q5 u( ]! Q. m: y5 H, ^( L
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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, r. h8 o( [/ v: j1 _. F. W$ I· move on someone/ B( C3 I, n, n! F# q
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce+ u; J& L- ?, k3 m! d

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· That is total mush and you know it.! ]# _* U8 j# s
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. u: D+ i  l4 K/ s· nonesense6 O/ M5 X# {, G. q( ?1 T
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) O4 j' f/ R; Y6 L, T$ V· nark
  N0 E  E7 S$ l/ [6 o· Watch out for the narks in the airport.1 l# m- F- H- k) d8 J. Y
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· drug police
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· neat! @9 u6 s  A6 r# \! ~$ r
· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· good3 c( C' q3 m# ?: M, T

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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· nick
) z0 X$ S- r/ x2 u· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· arrested6 J- H# E0 `8 P
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· nip
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· a quick drink6 e1 R8 N! X2 A+ ~9 I0 x

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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.6 I) `5 z, T0 m0 n5 Y( j+ `
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.3 P6 C* d: ~* m
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8 y& X! G+ N' |1 B% O& Z· heat up in the microwave
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· nuke
1 J- u; c3 G; L; d0 ?· Does that attack plane have any nukes?  @* I/ {8 ?3 z- c7 Z; B
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· nuclear weapons
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· I think that he is a nut.# d: I; Q! H" T0 l) _, H
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· crazy person4 U7 I( S0 ~0 ?' g
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· nuts; b& @0 Y5 C' H; e. D5 ?
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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; D- `+ ?- p& w2 p$ j· pad$ N) i3 q: i6 f, h" ^
· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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· pain in the neck1 k, L/ a/ W. l, I7 p# A
· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.) k2 x1 x2 r$ r6 s" ~; h6 g
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· paper-pusher1 k- ~% [; w- _
· My office is filled with paper-pushers.  t% Q3 W6 o" F* r
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· bureaucratic office workers( w( x3 l' x8 y3 F& C  H0 c: w
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· party animal8 Z. [0 M4 G5 {, }% {2 L3 E
· You're too old to be a party animal.1 Y8 u: O  X) F$ J, u
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· love parties
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· celebrate( ~4 k% ?5 v3 ?0 t  ~$ b
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· paw! k3 r4 n: Q7 C; L* j( v
· Get your paws off of my body.8 s* v* G# W/ T4 y( k: H4 h7 X" ?
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· peanuts" a; L1 V5 Y# \- A* P  t' l: m9 @
· I am not going to work for peanuts.8 a; O* I) N  t! U6 v4 V4 c) S8 h
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% @6 }+ b) x6 X5 e$ A( l) u8 f· practically no money
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' f0 e! U3 Y, Z8 C3 {+ m3 R) h) Z2 U· pickled6 k+ H4 O: @1 v% W0 Q
· He gets pickled after only one beer.( B( G! g( \) O. N0 t1 D2 j4 L
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$ n4 m9 o- U2 T& V· intoxicated( {/ [8 s- }$ l" A* O, `0 g
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· piece of cake; X' H) D9 A' \* R7 |, H+ N5 L) M
· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.& t$ q. K8 @" ^$ n3 J1 j0 `
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· easy to do1 h. b, f( @, u  e3 }. ^4 K) y
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& N% u$ k5 A/ ]+ S( i1 ^· pig+ I; i3 @5 R7 N# R% J
· He is a pig at parties.
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$ d# m5 Y1 |6 Y$ u8 Z· eats too much
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6 P" M! d9 M! U; I: }# [· pig out
$ o* D; _9 q3 F7 ]- ^; p( Q· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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5 l( y8 E* d/ ^6 ~/ x0 l· eat a lot or overeat9 c5 Q: K+ ^' T4 s5 ^

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· pit stop5 T3 _9 N( I7 O( V! S  v8 p7 x6 @/ D, B
· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.4 F+ M  N" ]- j1 p- s/ m
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· plastered
$ u0 b5 W, R- A' Q  u· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· intoxicated: J( U' Q5 @7 }+ q( Z8 p  t
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, Q) Q* Q4 u2 A/ [8 R· pooped out$ j! ^) F5 ^+ O" z  M+ F
· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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7 k8 }! ]1 W6 }+ T· quit
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. T6 A3 I( A0 S) U9 ?' y# Z· pop7 ^8 @( V- b1 D' Q6 |1 K
· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· hit
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! g& G* L. L# b, A% }. s· pop for something
5 Q% ^5 d) \2 @% V3 D1 `# x( g· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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3 h2 v5 [& C9 ^1 g- r· buy  ~, @6 ], l0 Q# f; V3 g4 w

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5 e' A; B1 T; o& O  a% M· pro
# ?$ _, t" G; q7 E/ q· He is really a pro at his work.* u+ B1 C1 c/ |3 b
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· professional
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2 J! j0 j3 N' w" ^6 f· prod' [/ U/ q. Y: q/ G* x" l8 s: J
· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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" n& D: n) l+ {· reminder
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' g. m5 Q+ A$ _- t% A3 B· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.0 w7 p9 I- `- {5 R5 j. W* M
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· mentally ready
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. F# _- D% p/ `. S* N· psycho
% s7 f7 O4 E2 E" e: G0 g· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.( l' \2 I" Z5 i2 o: J
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( E( w% I, i' e7 J· mentally ill
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# b0 u) E7 T) _! t0 X( ]· puke
& \5 f) C9 y( N2 c$ F· I feel like I am going to puke.) e: e& @( f1 y1 \: _: a
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+ @2 I4 L. ?6 c· vomit
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3 @- i$ C9 y) R* m* ?+ E· push off* Q' c2 @" J/ A! a( e8 \! F
· I am going to push off now.
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, R; P3 C& c* D7 e* S2 b: ^· leave
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· put the moves on! Z  ?) ?% W% ]
· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· put-on
% @6 T" p! `; z9 |· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.9 _" \, n/ D8 q$ d8 W$ ?
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# ^  c1 g2 ?* C/ K+ X· deception
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% U1 G* m( F9 d; {6 ?; g/ q9 |· quarterback
# c+ k8 e  Z1 M· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead
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· quick buck
( a) @# ~# D6 z: g· I need to make a quick buck.  \8 O" }3 ~, `/ ^, r9 ^
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· some easy money
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& R7 I+ z, R9 ^( ~8 E+ V4 r· rack
8 v) Q' C  D9 q2 F* {4 d/ e· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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# N4 d  l. l  A6 K) {· rack out; E, p* D2 i" J, x
· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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6 N1 x8 d3 W7 y· sleep
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5 N4 c& f( M. v# Z% f· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· rag
6 n6 P7 r" s6 k& r· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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. D% @9 d% @6 D· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· talk about
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· rathole
* a: {5 {2 t$ _% ]& |· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.6 E$ A$ X7 ?4 o" `
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.( F' x# n1 B; _, {. `
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· new
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· ream someone out" V% ~: ^$ _% V( H9 K0 R
· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.; F" U, G! x% Q1 j$ W
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· got angry with him4 `0 n  |9 m4 E6 Y) l
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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· repo# Y8 [% R2 c. R" R8 x6 U; x
· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· repossess
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· riot9 C8 k2 n2 }  `6 s: a) \
· The comedy program was a real riot.8 T8 u: M8 H0 G  c
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· funny
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6 F2 k4 O0 e! t% q% A* n· rocks. _- i+ N. c; R( Y( R7 y; L$ C6 Z
· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?8 k# C* m) D5 ^3 z; f) N+ C
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· with ice
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· rug rat
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· children' V8 w# o& G2 P  d  y

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· My wife rules the house.4 _- h, L0 N" Z2 i- }- {
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· dominates  C$ ?( b& b& A, _& B  h

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" O2 n- z1 F6 j9 B· run off at the mouth
. R) f- G( i" B7 a5 Z  f6 K; y. i· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· talking too much# a9 ?- f: _, a7 |
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( S- ?( U/ r* j' t: M) l/ S· run out of gas6 ?1 B! n" v4 C2 p% d
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· lost interest or momentum) h! b& _$ v1 W+ z1 X7 A; j; Z
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6 ~$ x& H, c8 j$ O+ V· sack3 H" q4 v$ ]( N  N; i4 g& C$ R' p
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed' J  w1 y$ I, c$ E- |$ i! w
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7 B2 w0 ^' @$ G% U· scam
' ?; `9 H2 K# x( p) a2 F/ O- K· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle3 @$ k! b' E5 W5 ]! ^6 H( c
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; u. [2 v7 U- t9 b* d/ h: Q7 x· scarf! ]# Q3 g! J7 d: D! Q" ]
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
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· schmuck. m) i, y* L7 Q+ n, _
· What a stupid schmuck.7 h% i) L2 H2 N
· MEANING
8 I0 u* W: M6 w$ G2 s) l· jerk
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· screw around
& k. n' @( T' e) c& p, J; ?0 Q' n· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.4 _/ T+ {5 R2 U7 \: h- C
· MEANING
8 Q& z4 [! }6 [, a/ h( z· waste time
7 ]# |% [0 Q1 c3 q
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* e% L2 R% j, b4 P  E9 M+ y9 W· screw up
/ @" ]3 f7 L! ?6 N+ D· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.7 Z7 ]4 P  j. Y9 S  V' C
· MEANING
- _; Q5 [8 O6 w· make a mistake- L; a, f9 i2 L" f9 k. B. t  q* Q

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, ~& Z0 v8 V# W2 X. o0 a0 W· sharp2 P7 T  y. j' [6 I$ V) d5 W, g  r
· He is very sharp with numbers" @8 g+ [& p: r9 n
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3 Y, f0 c( Z2 F0 `( h· intelligent
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· shot
. h, B; u/ F8 ~+ E· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try4 d% Z0 b) h# O: e" `
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· shot down
8 q- }# Q8 W* }# ?· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea., [. N+ i4 t- G/ `* O
· MEANING
% T' }  H( b# u# p, x· disagreed with
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  V: B& `' L) q7 J9 E/ R· slammer" Q; a, @5 C7 f9 H
· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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+ [7 \7 Q6 h7 t. n* {9 i7 x! F, H1 z· jail
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. L4 \% C8 }; K+ ?; s· smashed
. }+ _5 h: u' A9 W6 B" E· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.4 j. i. l/ c) G
· MEANING
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· smoke eater
! A+ L, f% k3 E, ?· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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· split
" [2 [5 v$ I4 X; H  L· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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3 Y; G( t  A; W/ H( d· spook; L% J7 o# A, `: K) z2 R
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.1 P3 X" N! ~& L3 J
· MEANING
4 e+ ?  A( ~( L% i& I* z· frightened: M, K$ ?( I0 ~; @& s! Y
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· 18
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· spud: `! H1 W; D# J. V8 G- \8 ^% Y: {1 n
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?% M7 m1 ?9 q, Y( L- `' {9 i9 Q# x0 B
· MEANING* |& N1 m  s4 M4 C+ c, X1 o9 F
· potatoes
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· square- p( ~* k9 y) K" X. ?; V
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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0 a, ^: w. o9 ^  l) @' G( h! M2 b· old-fashioned
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1 ~; f: n& Q0 a) A· steamed up& f! q5 e, s  r1 R+ _' b
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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  S& R1 B: a) |9 J· angry
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· stink& w' B5 J* L: o7 H
· This whole operation stinks.- \8 F: I" _) C
· MEANING
) b- Q) ~, R6 q2 P+ d6 j· is repulsive$ R" R( x' G: p
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· straight1 N" B2 f; L  p2 h1 h
· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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3 c% q. a6 G  @2 u( v* D· honest$ o1 h" c7 V& |' ~8 E

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· stressed2 t" f2 ?: d4 W6 A5 j7 l. V
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset
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· sucker) _' [: J. [+ n
· Don't be a sucker.% J8 _/ q+ U2 P% q- Q. W* f
· MEANING1 E7 ^( v% o% |2 Z& }0 D
· be deceived; o7 w! q; M; c, B" J4 ]% S

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. Y+ \4 v. s$ ]- P· take a hike
$ y* v9 ^  M+ g$ d6 }· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
2 O& y6 j& b) j) a! ~" }" Y· MEANING
" x" ]2 S+ e" X% m1 [, j· leave* i' l2 {% k5 b4 g5 A$ n1 Z

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· taken4 x. j& W+ C1 _  I# \( M: m: o
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of* ]! ^1 e8 w2 H( F2 O

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$ m) y- p0 b0 p5 D. w8 ]/ W  m$ G. A· taking care of business
* z; B- ^8 a! {3 ?) C· I have been taking care of business.- I2 Q' G) T5 w5 l
· MEANING
0 C" @) h1 Q7 ^( d- C6 ?8 U& X& W& V· doing what I have to do7 l& i0 I7 O. j4 t
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· threads
: d' O+ i/ [& @% ?6 f· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.  B7 [% O- o  W4 s. Q
· MEANING7 z' G" ?/ B" z9 I% L. m# ~+ H" D
· clothes  ]$ L" M) x! ^/ b3 a+ l, Y2 C
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· tool around
  l. A+ H% |' [5 y· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.) q# x" i9 n. J/ z( d
· MEANING% L+ Q& H) H9 k- D
· drive around
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( z3 C' ~3 B, `5 B· totaled( X0 Y8 t' |- r. c" ?$ c6 Q
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
5 [' E' U* L1 p; q· MEANING
" w7 Q$ M% M6 U7 l+ _+ z  S· completely wrecked; d! v- T4 E6 k6 ], ]
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· 19: E. J4 c" U2 a9 y6 p
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· up: c# A( g$ |$ p; v- x5 R
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful
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' S7 N8 h  c, \. A
) L4 ?% r# k: c% `( w* u+ r% Y· up for grabs
; E- w. _* z3 }· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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" k/ c7 j7 [0 Q3 h! f· veg out8 R; [) G# N9 X2 i2 _2 [8 d2 e% m' R
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
2 e, K" U" b3 J1 p· MEANING9 u' U3 r: ]7 S! R+ U7 b! {
· relax and do nothing
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; L5 |: ^; u& c) D  ^, E& A/ D· vibes
9 M3 g& t3 P; P% g  `' X' J" E· He really gives off good vibes.! V' S, f* {: P* v$ I- L, z
· MEANING
0 ~9 J0 u' e# m: ?2 x9 s7 P+ K: w( ]· feelings( y. _/ w# s& a; x. U+ R' @
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· wad% x9 s) @" T5 D* c3 p' e0 T' O
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.) h2 [9 u$ O# f4 T; A( Y: o
· MEANING9 T% k2 s1 g0 _; G. H
· bundle of money3 k( i3 z$ f  d3 ]1 n, {

2 W. y) U9 ^: u+ m; l7 r4 X( X1 p# j" @4 L# t* A
· waste) W) W6 T* v( }( L! y! X
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill4 U8 O6 c% z5 P& B7 ^

8 u9 Y( n3 D; N
; s' b% y* g8 e1 f0 |' i6 b9 ^· wheels% ^: a% I, a, r
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.8 ?1 B" }( B2 \8 @3 s2 b/ ]
· MEANING
  E& F: i& D6 c' i% p( \· car
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/ t1 A# E& R! ?
6 M6 _: f9 y# n+ h1 k  P· whiz' J0 g0 r' E# j8 L7 L, O
· He is a whiz at the computer.( |; R; }# q7 B1 l6 W; _! Q9 P
· MEANING
4 S+ c( r$ }$ }9 x· talented person
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  u( Y& [  R, `. [# F) y0 |5 K# |2 Z$ d6 k' F/ S7 ^
· wired
" K7 W4 J" M! v3 _' I& a2 Q· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
$ Q& U! K5 o( t# I+ \· MEANING
+ B  u$ g6 X( X2 a$ C: k  Q& T+ ]· alert
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2 a) L* _* l% u! X1 H
; M& V& l; h+ f2 g  v· wussy
- R$ v% _, k3 x9 r· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
! F; z! e5 E. Q· MEANING
" |2 n& i" V5 v9 j- _) Z· weak person8 R( Z' i( w+ Y/ W" e1 l/ O

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· yukky; j& G( M3 c; W: A+ W
· This food tastes yukky/ b2 N, s# g6 H/ m$ _! O) i
· MEANING
" V2 F# k! v+ i5 g7 X9 v- B) c% H· bad
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· zapped
, }  j( n3 R' K+ X; c' F· I am too zapped to help you right now.1 Z9 F$ _9 Y8 G" |0 x
· MEANING0 T" I) U+ @+ A: Y# H8 I% C; Q  R
· exhausted) P  D$ G; ~& T6 d# C5 P  D
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) B! Q: L  o4 m) Q& O) o· zip: M$ m' J- t  k+ B! E
· He knew zip about running the company.8 i. c3 q  H2 ^8 t1 B& Z- l
· MEANING0 c$ ~9 u& b9 M. I
· Nothing
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/ _4 J) H9 C) K  l( {1 s[ 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 .
理袁律师事务所
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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:8 ~, q! Q6 [1 N( |( @* m& n' [: R+ f9 H
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:( C6 b' A3 D5 I' {! {# Z: A1 }/ b* o
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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