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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.2 [3 G) @* Q; y1 U& x* E
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8 ]! @" l e" y3 {0 q* P% X1 H· mega( O3 Y% _# ~% z- K( P0 A- P! l
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company., i2 k T6 S! W
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.9 i; H$ R( O: Y) O( x
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· calm down and relax
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· meltdown
" a$ V) I9 a, l" ?7 P· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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0 j7 n' Q& k' A9 [* i· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.7 b. j& q4 M$ i; X3 i" T3 k( \- [/ p
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· pick up and seduce
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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.0 c6 [7 ?4 L; U) r( L" \( j' F
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! F% Q, ^* B& h) V· He took a nip out of the bottle.( B" N) z4 k! ` Y0 A. i
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.% `8 Y+ H8 ^; M* b; B4 g
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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V% N) A7 [. K) j q· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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$ Q, S2 M3 o. |' m+ W: ^2 K9 }3 T· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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7 j/ X* `2 h; t7 [( }- P7 R+ J· party-hearty, Y& V5 V- I" @0 R# }
· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.6 t: V0 Z- ?6 c$ D
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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3 }% O9 x7 |1 y E! s· peanuts
4 r, G5 P8 k y" D) a; L4 Q- ^0 {6 T& o· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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" j! g4 {8 m1 i3 b7 h· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.3 i/ D" o" I* R+ P6 n3 }1 ]& q
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5 N$ Y/ s5 e2 _! _8 w· He is a pig at parties.
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! _9 ^; K; x% \$ r+ t· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.9 ?% q* G9 F/ L$ S0 `/ @
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· eat a lot or overeat
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· intoxicated
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.% Z& p/ k$ ^4 ]& n: [$ e. @1 T1 Y
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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. C% H& y6 _# _& P8 Q· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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1 M, D' G, F8 f i# P7 d* S( J· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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0 y1 g# @0 L4 W) R· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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' P4 q. {$ C* U3 J" @7 ]· mentally ready
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; p! F* \6 I- C& K, C5 j· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· I am going to push off now.
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& x$ L; b! f8 R: W2 E· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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9 y1 B4 U! r4 D1 Y3 {· quarterback% _3 m( i& O ^: {# K O. y
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· lead
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9 V! E; K( i5 a" S· I need to make a quick buck.
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! S/ n- ~8 s4 [( A· some easy money
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8 V$ W; t" W! z1 e9 J+ G· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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( R- Q( X& B9 ]! z) \* A" O6 G7 k· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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4 X, @8 U% T) S4 V· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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* ?: ?) p' a8 W. o3 e· That driver is a road hog.
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$ a4 a. Z3 ]9 c; l: e) p· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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% F9 x5 M" e$ B- l6 s8 ^· lost interest or momentum
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· sack
* Q9 \4 ]/ g( [3 _9 X· When did you hit the sack last night?
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- m0 N2 n4 u: o: L% ^ O( c3 m· go to bed
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· scam
( {. p, F1 t( f3 b· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.5 T- P' H1 G2 a/ s8 \
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· swindle
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2 P7 e/ U9 o! `& U) t· scarf
" O5 C& Y& L) E" B· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.1 G& _/ w) `2 _
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· ate quickly
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· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk, K2 J# h! j, Y8 y
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· screw around8 Q: V* m5 \) u/ z" h# }& {
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time
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5 G4 }8 ?; F- `0 X· screw up
7 c" {" {" Z4 Q7 Z i7 |6 j% s/ f) J· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.# l1 e8 n4 A7 Z8 { u6 }
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· make a mistake, n! J( a/ t) o1 X9 |& b
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$ `' U# d, Y" i. B1 U4 t1 I· sharp
+ P& P" ]# r( g3 q· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent1 r5 H$ t9 {+ M' ~) a p0 g
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: [$ I! [9 R" N% v$ D# w· shot$ i% v9 ?4 E m! ^
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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" L3 H8 ]! [1 M( E' P5 a· shot down7 Q$ C+ i' y, _) ~. Y" ^
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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. Y+ M4 j2 O8 g% t: t· disagreed with8 C7 L' t% ]1 ?' n% D
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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! I( v6 C* i3 m, Y· jail
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- ~) G* }) B. w# }/ h& {· smashed
- d+ y- z* S/ p, m! X9 H0 Q· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
, n# r! z2 {1 N# l! i/ |. Z9 X" t· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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· split6 U5 r- t8 \* @4 ~# F$ ^
· It is time to split and go see the movie.( s) s8 _, I7 z5 R! Z& w
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· spook
* d! B; d9 Y; f3 _· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened' @- X1 @: E" n( y2 K1 o
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· 18
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" [' K$ I/ X/ T4 Z: d, p· spud
) K2 w% K5 y2 {· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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C6 `- P& V% \: O1 D7 J: |· potatoes
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- X* q# A( S! @$ v- D' }5 @$ |0 l· square
2 F6 ?4 d! w+ x" I5 S0 D· My father looks square in his jacket.) p# G; ^& ?, D, B
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· old-fashioned% ^; N3 F' P) x
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0 l8 |/ | p. k" Q# m3 ]· steamed up- i! k+ s2 G3 s
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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# ~& o) e# R$ u2 |· angry8 y" X9 n$ ^3 r) f
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& n- I, Q7 a( U8 L9 A1 Z$ u· stink0 ^' Q( h+ H" T
· This whole operation stinks./ |. b2 _+ n! ]% o0 R
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" d' Y3 k3 U3 Q· straight9 q; l4 T. [/ T' p: O+ {0 ~. A
· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest
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1 S- w- m# }7 R/ b0 K· stressed
3 Z( Z, m" M8 y. \· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.$ S0 _/ t: c4 t
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· upset
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. ]2 S% A* R$ P/ G& r* L+ G· sucker
; [; a4 A. q: C, K' Z% M· Don't be a sucker.5 q: ~& q; c7 M# G3 N. C6 |
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* m: ?9 Q2 a7 `4 @· be deceived( K5 O: ^2 C, ^9 @, r& X
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· take a hike
9 L; e5 L/ N+ x* [! i· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.: J& S7 O3 V% R: H( w
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· leave1 @' H7 b4 W* } ]* V' V1 l
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· taken
7 E& v& R. A3 S; v5 \) G7 g· He was taken for all his money at the casino.7 [4 B5 k' |& q; n' _
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· cheated out of
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! U( z5 [/ k6 h" e: g5 g- u· taking care of business; R. G- v6 B" ^" `
· I have been taking care of business.$ q5 ]- \/ [( R" H5 u+ m$ ^
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· doing what I have to do; w7 w+ I) Y4 L/ ]
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.& f# c+ X; e! K/ s1 S) W
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- ]! F& M5 \6 A( H· clothes
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· tool around
1 `/ [7 V% D/ Z· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.. ?: ]8 A6 D- B6 H: h2 [, m4 u5 [
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· drive around3 d1 \5 y# {" X# |. C+ D+ h; D5 m! x
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: l8 V. d' S/ J! P· totaled/ p. ~. e$ R& f1 {- \
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.) ^: k: G6 s) m2 ^/ @
· MEANING
! s2 w+ K9 E3 _1 R* G, ~0 {· completely wrecked. p; i$ q$ t9 E3 k
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· up6 d$ W( o2 L) S
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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/ w j( c1 Q2 I, j$ Q2 U· happy and cheerful. q2 F4 B1 J. p- p. i* E
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· up for grabs0 T5 Z/ d# ^0 }: z/ j1 } |- O
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.$ T5 t( Z% a4 H T
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) K0 J: c# z- @& S m& }· available.
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$ f @8 b1 G- l% M6 x$ z5 _· veg out( t! m5 w0 f, V( w- e8 W
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.1 f4 r" o4 U) R/ Z5 e {# B! t7 a
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· relax and do nothing8 `7 z& b% x4 J; H* C
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· vibes" Z, |! q% H/ f1 L6 u
· He really gives off good vibes.6 a" g; o1 \: W6 i! o
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# C6 M0 n! U9 N) y) `: o· feelings
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· wad
9 U8 j" [9 @) V# g8 i$ Z· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.% {" b7 H7 m+ H& @* Q; p% M
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· bundle of money
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0 C1 K! i1 ?) `3 H7 g# }% N· waste( O5 i# L$ q) Y5 N }5 \; ]% H" Y7 {
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.- G! M4 W$ z/ X$ V
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· kill
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· wheels$ z* j% a8 d2 b- }3 U/ K. U7 h( x
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.2 z# m$ J4 Z# {$ L
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· car
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· whiz
6 |1 m5 X8 Z: a# [; U0 y0 X; z· He is a whiz at the computer.
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4 c! Q( B: h/ C- T· talented person
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· wired
7 l" A9 D8 f# Q/ I! ?& o( }* S7 {! ^· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.4 E* x8 ?( e5 H! t& o! e6 H. }+ R4 J
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· alert2 k" o7 q4 B. F) i/ q4 T
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· wussy
& ]/ ?; f2 d: j· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person4 o" r5 Y, o# B% B
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· yukky
. T% P- P' Q' `' c2 p) C& D2 z· This food tastes yukky
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9 i. s, w4 s! E4 n% }· bad
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4 w$ i' T' B0 }· zapped- `8 a% E4 X# F3 O4 b
· I am too zapped to help you right now.1 a# q/ Q3 \7 |( s* @
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- _- I! F9 B6 t/ Z% E· zip5 P1 F$ |2 r* W3 T
· He knew zip about running the company.1 \) N: C! J8 E) {! H' C
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· Nothing' l" J7 h. z1 ^& F2 f+ E
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