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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.7 {7 i% n3 F% I5 Z3 |
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/ l' W; T7 R: N2 W- }0 P& p· mean% \$ ~6 }' X0 A5 M) X8 q# Q
· He plays a mean violin.. B. @5 m$ W( U0 [! B
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.; V8 B% E4 N7 ^: P) p
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· a lot of money" ?/ s: Y; m7 i c2 F+ F
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+ l* A' x( \, i. j; u. _· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.7 z& U% a8 w" H5 I( W
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7 K o* G/ Y. P, E, V! o7 q% n· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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: H" b" a1 y: [· meltdown
5 T! L9 `% H9 ]* j" O2 U· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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1 [4 b3 a F9 l+ P( z- F9 Z· total collapse% z) X! `5 X' G( C* k7 Y5 M" W
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· mickey mouse
8 E/ |0 p! s% Q, T1 I& p6 z# ?, y· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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$ i8 P+ Z' @" N* o d· 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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· drug police
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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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: ~' g$ J5 C/ e8 e z* a· nip
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· a quick drink
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6 d& t: k* _1 ~/ b: M6 z· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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! K1 e" ]7 R/ s; H4 N. ~" K· nut
- b8 b7 C/ n* p3 z7 x2 W) S· I think that he is a nut.
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+ C) `6 x% @! h3 d' ^· crazy person
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$ _" E4 t* j5 _, _, N· nuts
: N# k& r; i. B0 K* k$ g; X) p· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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7 U" R& e( y) S& P· Have you found a pad yet?. f9 d$ H+ t( e- i
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· pain in the neck
' G0 O4 V6 n0 n& O# ]· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.4 M9 ], e" f; p1 E) M" y4 C# M+ G
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( ` m4 L; d4 I· bureaucratic office workers
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: Y1 U/ W0 q1 W: q% t' D: U· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money5 c; b6 I1 b$ z6 D% F
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- ~' E8 s" g( M% k· He gets pickled after only one beer.# ]: N2 e* Z. D" q9 B
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' Z0 G, C5 B9 i! i· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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$ p% t1 N9 l% k/ [7 W5 j· eat a lot or overeat
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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. y2 z) c) I* Q: g1 f· stop and go to the bathroom
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.4 Y; \- K& C6 O$ x
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- `* B% W5 m9 N0 M( _( B· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· hit
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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' ]/ c+ M& t& G! S· He is really a pro at his work.
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+ {# m2 \6 j$ A9 ~- d0 k· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder
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· psyched up
4 a; R( i' q/ D, T% r, y' w· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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· leave
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· seduce
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/ L2 i% E2 h# S8 V· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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7 ~+ s/ o: p/ F7 Q. e- j" p' T· some easy money
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.6 l% [$ \3 X+ S" B
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· noise
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7 m2 p* V1 B1 U1 X2 I· 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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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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' t) V) o! `* C· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· got angry with him
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5 a |( O: m% A· Your idea is really red hot.
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· with ice
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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* ]8 Y+ R; Q3 p2 Q2 X· My wife rules the house.
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1 B6 `, J& L3 S. q& n9 o· dominates
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; e/ h% b0 f( g1 T& M) V· He is always running off at the mouth.
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& I' p' w' p: X' [4 ]+ z9 b· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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0 C) w* i6 r9 \' |% X/ u; U- H· When did you hit the sack last night?3 \3 d9 [" G" J8 i; r( M
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· go to bed
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+ j% x" Z) R; [1 I7 v$ \· scam
8 d0 u, r, a4 L· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.% `- c* D7 J# V* W/ O' o
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6 z8 [" `/ Y! z! I/ Y Y, @· swindle
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· scarf
4 L' t- s9 c, [; E3 e* V1 F· 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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& X; t3 S$ n, \ R+ S; H0 w+ P· schmuck
& s8 m8 C" p( _8 t; H# y· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk! [6 ^5 [1 O) W# P& B' g6 M1 ?4 q
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again. u8 s1 i. p- E) J# d7 K
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· waste time
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· screw up7 B$ w2 o# s& i) h
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.5 a9 \: E+ |4 q
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· make a mistake Z; O! r2 z. q# G) E
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· sharp9 J: q4 g0 w2 R9 l0 l2 L
· He is very sharp with numbers
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.- A1 k+ f' W. y( ^3 P8 Y6 P: @
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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* n& @) a$ M% z% e" z* w8 I· disagreed with
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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9 `% W9 m+ `2 z) Z! G· jail
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$ F3 p, h# [( T( ?4 ]# r· smashed
- H6 h; `+ g$ I2 o; j$ U. O! g· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.% O& c D0 R. Q0 Q
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· smoke eater. z1 X; i+ S6 v n: R. [" J
· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman% ?' h+ P% p& J: B8 g0 S
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· split- J$ N5 p W9 r! Q
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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2 Y9 |/ j Y. t. [; k( b# w S· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.) _3 e8 A" [# `6 N/ W9 i
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$ [2 ], [% N5 ?& q7 |! E· spud
, j5 J/ d/ ^4 t· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?; q# l+ l6 c8 `3 z
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4 Y, P- W( q+ X$ b7 U" Z) x$ r( G· potatoes
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· My father looks square in his jacket.
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% O# T$ z! }4 r% P" V; c. F- f· steamed up4 S' V5 L) t9 `4 X9 G
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.- O8 F/ A! a8 _2 ]7 q* H2 t
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· stink
% \; _/ q' C6 ~: r0 Y! V· This whole operation stinks.: V" g4 P8 W8 l. C$ z% t9 w9 {' I
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! h5 p4 N- [( `/ R: C/ T· is repulsive
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· straight
! e; T. z( Y/ _1 h# K· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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8 u2 [3 r* b0 B J8 `/ {* n8 J! p· stressed# d* X1 L& m# X3 u
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events., ~6 P. x& ~7 X( o, \7 s
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· upset, R& { g4 {/ d& u
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· sucker
' Z9 d O5 X) P8 R- Q0 Z) R· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived' T4 x6 G( j8 x5 P" X+ }& d1 c
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· take a hike. Z7 A5 g" t) g8 m- e6 s
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· leave
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· taken
& E. w& G1 ]" @ h& N· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of8 W1 ^1 I5 f9 _, ^( @
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· taking care of business
7 ^; l( I7 S9 s8 h) u5 _· I have been taking care of business.) l8 T, }$ p' E w$ M
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$ \+ q- j2 k& b3 [2 Q· doing what I have to do
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· threads
( }9 T1 T# \: A, u· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· tool around& z" F0 F7 J# h; G
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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% n# [* a2 V- S$ i$ z9 b# P· drive around x' T- Y9 r$ Q2 R. c& k& h( T
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3 F5 b: A3 ?$ q9 K' {6 o. E# _( O! Z0 G4 X· totaled- P7 f6 c T+ g
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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; a6 m6 w- c8 Z& R! Y: n/ t+ E· completely wrecked
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· 19% R. {7 e/ y( R- B n( a: _
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.7 u7 a; A$ }! p
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8 ]! [5 V6 y3 J' b( L' c· happy and cheerful
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4 D% y$ E; O# x# h2 f· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.) c6 |9 M7 j& A* V! Y
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· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.* B& }+ j/ E# _: b3 s8 @" D( Y
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: H/ w' S d1 X- _# g" u· relax and do nothing0 a, S$ j$ }5 O$ S0 {( `: u, y
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- I1 o) z# \6 v7 D) n9 V· He really gives off good vibes.- I1 ^) f) l1 p5 ]. C
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/ g* Q4 f5 t' N5 S% e$ `· feelings( o- i& Q0 q+ o I2 l1 H
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· wad! n" I+ {, P2 P M8 k/ n
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money7 P4 G$ |6 q! `, T* r/ Y
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" l/ r ^0 ^- w% v& q: e. d· After you waste him, throw the body in the river. Z; d( X8 j5 j8 ~6 T- k
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3 ^8 t+ X$ G! p3 \' `· wheels7 T( i1 ^9 t& F* u3 ]
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car
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3 L+ X) M/ `, x, i1 n$ Z1 T· whiz
) Y; T; p' D* u' c4 k· He is a whiz at the computer.
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2 I) O* ]* z. c6 k% V: ?5 c· talented person
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· wired
! s" z5 G* L/ i' _· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee. B \( z- R* S* b l( e7 w
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking." z7 B: d2 |; f
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· weak person
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· yukky
. \1 J" z, z; v6 _4 @2 ]· This food tastes yukky7 c5 q7 B P3 e7 J% Z1 h/ T
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· zapped$ _+ s" O& _4 [; N. ?' R
· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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7 G' _' L! `4 L% O· exhausted" M$ i/ I! y/ [: C! ]; r- {
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· zip" k3 r4 \ h! }* N6 `8 m
· He knew zip about running the company.) B! q* v, d* H/ F/ T T
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· Nothing
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