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' M' j9 b; A) u9 T& [. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· criticize6 E/ c3 K8 k V- F( N
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· mellow
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5 {3 @$ I; R5 O- z· calm down and relax
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.: U8 ]3 H, j9 x' r f
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· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· nonesense
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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( {* Z$ K( o8 j( [' Y· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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% @. M. p, O% h0 l, U8 V7 _3 }· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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$ Z3 _ [( k. {* h% v3 J· a quick drink
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.0 O9 k/ i/ U4 x* }# c) W
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4 V0 M0 V# I7 u$ d6 |2 P1 F· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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: J5 {- r1 @; A% E! x· I think that he is a nut.
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· a place to live
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· annoying
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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, }; c- m/ m* p· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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/ ?$ A8 ? ?( q: {* }# |% e+ Y· intoxicated
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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; w. ~# K8 b6 h9 S! t. u· easy to do
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend." E/ [) i: ^8 ^6 Y4 r
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4 w6 ?" o* C& v2 q+ Z· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.% c4 k3 j: `. H! v
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/ g5 G, ?3 Z1 O8 O( b# c$ \9 I· 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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· 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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* }. g% S; U) b# q$ v: b· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· quarterback
! t$ e! x7 H# @5 z0 c' a· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead
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· quick buck
$ t6 H+ w Y1 P· I need to make a quick buck.
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· some easy money
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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" p! o" b" U V. M· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· rathole
! ~% N6 \3 ^: \( Y( U· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place
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2 B( I! b9 ?# t8 N9 f+ d% z· The raw office workers were not getting much done.* S2 l! E' l. L8 Y0 r: ?% o) |6 e4 N
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.4 A; I: P% e/ t, U0 i1 A. \
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· inferior
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8 x+ m5 ?! h" `( k· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· with ice
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' [( e% Y# d, @1 B9 _8 G$ l8 D2 e· We have had a rough time this winter.9 f( U( p5 R) [2 f/ N) ^$ y4 J
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. t! t1 Y$ q8 X· Is that a rug on his head?
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$ B& B+ l. d4 m, [5 K; X( B· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.7 v, `0 Q7 A7 W7 Y; I; o
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· lost interest or momentum
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/ Z; @7 G7 a/ K* J T. @/ \# ?· go to bed
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: }* o( S. a' R+ Y; ]% \· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam." Z# ^' y7 U; I, {6 {/ x# M
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* _* s( E; N( h! D· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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2 n# J: @. t; i3 w· ate quickly/ w4 D3 c" ?; }; r
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: V, {0 C6 d. t, g7 Y( S' e· screw around( Q# R; |& J: M: T& P; K J
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again./ L3 s' ~5 ^1 V% Y: ^; p3 A9 P
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· waste time
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1 O# }- l }1 X. I* K! Z· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.1 N" a6 h5 T4 r: |# J
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+ e+ R) w- Y* {2 i; O$ ~· make a mistake
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8 S* {( t( v2 j6 V! |· He is very sharp with numbers6 h1 T9 E, _- Y& v
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8 e7 C. w1 V5 q. m% y; |· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try. {6 P8 s& {$ }- G9 F7 g
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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, _/ U+ A/ L/ _· disagreed with
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* f. |- K( n& z8 ^: q. T! }· slammer
0 e+ @) n8 y3 L· The police threw them both in the slammer./ g3 Q" \; t0 n# I
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· jail
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# l1 ]# E1 P# `' r6 C& @· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.9 J7 T1 f9 H( @# \: L
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) ^) d! t( O: P6 e9 B% f' F· intoxicated
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4 l: \& C" ~2 a0 D# f9 m5 T% v· smoke eater
8 S$ k0 q' U+ R% u* B· My father is a smoke eater.
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8 L4 i" E/ n% ^9 ^* j! t( b· leave
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( x' }- |8 {% M) h2 J" o· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened9 M/ D2 U* R8 U6 s
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: ^* }" B4 s* v- V& s- q· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· steamed up
* P4 @/ J5 ~3 _" C( b" |& N' Q· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· stink
/ ^% Z+ x0 U3 s" j, ~· This whole operation stinks.
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· is repulsive1 d8 o$ I) v5 v# }1 t, o, q, F6 |6 y( t
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· straight5 g* O6 s5 [4 Y3 d: ^* ^6 G
· I want you to give me a straight answer.: c$ \" I: E8 Q
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· honest
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.: ^5 i/ ?8 Z2 r3 T) ]
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' w; i8 u* i' K· upset9 j+ ?! h9 O. O" x
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· take a hike2 o' K s/ T/ d# t0 o* W) \0 ?
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.+ N% {$ n6 X: k4 O% {0 q
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6 V% V/ ]* k! `/ U! z· cheated out of
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· taking care of business
6 E. U/ _+ h8 n s: p* N1 C7 X· I have been taking care of business.
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1 c& A4 i% x( n' _/ v8 z6 \. p( ]7 a· doing what I have to do8 s# L, u( k- ?$ j: p0 t
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· threads
9 \1 l% Z8 |* ]+ M· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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# r! T w: l3 q& ^* }: [· tool around
' T1 V4 r0 ?7 g) T- k· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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_! l8 R+ m5 Q0 _; x· drive around6 F4 ?6 D' h7 r6 X; N/ R& i
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2 }5 M0 x8 C6 N8 Z· totaled
0 A4 G: i1 z4 e: m6 J· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.! d7 p3 e' h- ^# x- n( }
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· completely wrecked3 {5 D- U$ a2 r' R) s
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; M2 x% @7 q% q; Q3 u· up
% N( m/ |! _; X! V1 i· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend. ?5 S/ }1 Z- j5 ?- z. s2 `
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+ q5 I- ?4 N& c6 u `9 u% h· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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/ Q# |5 \4 l5 g5 K3 x& f· veg out Q' A, c0 K1 M
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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! y- q/ w- X, U4 Z* I4 t· feelings
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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4 f2 Y3 T, f8 s1 M· waste+ v- P; ~$ s0 j6 v7 }* @
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# J, V: { d$ x· wheels
! j, d3 N5 n, c0 |6 j· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.$ y- f+ y& W8 A6 @6 g* l- F' J
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· He is a whiz at the computer.
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, p$ H$ `. N2 z) e4 _" E0 ]· talented person4 v$ W( H* G/ t2 t/ T$ h7 A+ m0 t
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4 W+ @, s5 Q8 m G; D· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.5 \' x4 b: a* z5 d3 d
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: P q$ l" F: G& i9 \. N/ ^5 F· weak person
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· yukky3 A$ y; T$ v4 O" D$ D
· This food tastes yukky I2 z) ?, X' ]; g4 u
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· bad
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! d7 |$ x/ ~0 X) U: w· I am too zapped to help you right now.) z% @# R/ X8 f3 O. ?- E
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· He knew zip about running the company.4 ]# R. h: Y8 C& m+ v
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5 Q& T. e$ f7 e$ o7 f$ z( _3 D· Nothing
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