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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.3 |! A" O; Q) H: X4 ^
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· megabucks
( a, Z) x" X K6 a4 ]7 K· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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; M7 I$ i$ s8 M, A· a lot of money
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6 D, R" L( y' Y6 H· mellow
. @: z8 }# j8 K· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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# u# p) e# X1 ]· calm down and relax/ W6 r! q/ }. X! U6 Z" {) w, G+ h3 ^% p
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# Z7 z/ ]: Q1 w$ K) G" ?0 K· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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% O5 u0 V/ g* H/ k· move on someone
8 ^& X* z" o8 l% m& h1 U· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.6 `! d0 m `( o& z8 O3 O: n# B
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1 `6 d0 }; |! {9 i· pick up and seduce- i0 ^. f4 D3 J8 z
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% H' T' c. h6 F( _, V$ N: d5 }· That is total mush and you know it., @$ ^* I8 Z# w7 ?, y
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) ^8 T9 ]/ _) Y. c· nonesense
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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7 _/ x8 s T" ~. W7 {+ m· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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6 p8 e- u; h/ T' H/ x· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.; [2 ^* \- E [5 O) O C( F! L" t8 O. U
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink
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6 |, j: o. c5 s6 Q· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.$ v5 x* V5 [% x( V+ Y1 k3 m/ c, |3 h
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: A( a7 R! P3 M2 O/ ^ ^- u· nuke
3 E' [: [0 G# j' H2 i$ s$ j* x· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.& i; o: B6 ]9 e' p( c
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· 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.9 J- A( R; T8 m9 x. c% o* l2 ^% h
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3 S, q% e, [- ^2 L: C) C# R· paper-pusher
* M1 P. O8 p& q4 n! h· My office is filled with paper-pushers.% u' b$ N9 ]6 V
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0 r6 b, v3 Q8 k+ \% ~5 v& U9 _7 U· You're too old to be a party animal.
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" h t* K- W, X: s· party-hearty
3 }+ u. e# d3 P- n· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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$ M$ x B3 M! o6 D' v, v7 C' Z· Get your paws off of my body.
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2 e5 {% j# g' ^* T2 [( `4 I, O· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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0 F/ d4 A7 e; W. g9 a1 |· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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@4 p0 x7 O0 b( I* i2 N5 Q· easy to do
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) [# d$ B8 |- K% f% |) h· eat a lot or overeat
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# u3 z4 f1 e) W· stop and go to the bathroom
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$ \4 \; @7 ?, t: {( n ]/ N; i( H· plastered
2 u( }' c4 J( d1 W· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.% k4 w0 m* Y& b: D/ w' R5 y
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& P2 A4 d8 g+ Z/ m2 Y/ Q· intoxicated
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: v- [5 I) O8 n8 H1 s% E% U3 ~1 `· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.! C2 H/ P% c6 p2 ]0 C! I# K
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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4 A: a, N3 C! U; k3 y· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.7 d. w: }& G. a
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$ o, J2 I/ U8 r, y· vomit
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3 z3 {$ @( w- ?. F* ~$ z· I am going to push off now.5 v+ ]2 Z9 Q; ~' i9 T( N
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# r% w4 ` E; Q( q" s q& Q· put the moves on
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. ! |$ Q% Z5 T' [- F( l
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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$ Y" z' G9 t! {# a S· Your idea is really red hot.
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9 g9 X- S* D) m3 F* l4 B9 H· 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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· inferior
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: H% Z; a5 ~5 v" v/ z$ S8 _+ a· The comedy program was a real riot.
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0 P7 g/ Q& M( K! E0 _0 H+ l1 h· We have had a rough time this winter.
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2 Q$ K7 M$ a$ h2 q p9 U1 X· My wife rules the house.
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* t4 G; o* f& E, c' E! S+ s3 @, ?· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.6 p* w" n4 f& W4 d& X& [/ S5 \
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6 ~) ~) C" `3 u7 V' r+ g$ k, L& L· lost interest or momentum
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& R) W$ g6 h+ T) t- r5 a· go to bed" a9 K o& W( a/ _! F
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% H! d; r6 G- r# \. D· scam8 [# k' J: n% J3 x4 ]+ h
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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* G0 O7 [: C% e; O3 \1 _· swindle0 P k+ n- |" l5 a7 [4 h
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· scarf
# E, p" V% z/ E1 i" b· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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N: c" G: a2 `$ y! k, A/ \· ate quickly$ G: _: M6 w8 Q
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· schmuck
/ b+ B b/ `* {3 G* P; o, `; x· What a stupid schmuck.6 j& r8 ^+ m- h' s% Y
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4 c% K9 s- o& I0 V2 |+ L3 }· jerk
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· screw around, ?7 ?5 O1 X5 n V5 e7 m1 I& \
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· screw up
- |* W/ p6 h0 \· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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. \- h# |- |& N$ E· make a mistake
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5 {8 Q6 A$ r9 S& B8 J· sharp
+ L& f/ t; V6 T2 p/ ^# X· He is very sharp with numbers! c6 b' H8 r: _- [9 `" t1 y
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" p' }1 I8 T; _8 N8 p· shot- W) A9 J: L& c+ Z& x
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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1 t' {' Y/ N! Q6 ~1 e/ q· shot down
; z0 g! ]9 W3 X8 e! d; q7 D- _· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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, Y; Q, R! y5 h, v' g: M· jail
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· smashed
( U2 s. \8 W( C* Z3 Y· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated2 q" r, l6 T3 {: l) d
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· smoke eater! X! H8 }2 I) T
· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman! ~$ q4 r( e K" O5 k
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& V6 r. d, c8 s& M" S· split4 ]) e# o) Z" y0 {# Q- c. P
· It is time to split and go see the movie.. O4 @9 J3 K8 `& r% B
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! d2 T8 @* ?4 A; V* x9 v· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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1 K# x: K1 w* k6 ]# o8 ]· frightened% c8 S. A; A* L# Y7 b1 l+ J4 Z. S
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· 18
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, ?! g) a0 `- a4 x· square
5 [: L; B$ q, I% s+ e4 R· My father looks square in his jacket.& u! r! ]% z5 Y% @
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· old-fashioned5 d; R7 ^9 h3 Q5 e& }. e9 r
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· steamed up
. b, X; K/ y8 m! Q. e. T# P7 a· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry9 v( b$ i) o- H
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· stink
. A) Z' b# P2 t: [! }1 `. x; [8 |· This whole operation stinks.
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4 C: S& _$ \ M: d· is repulsive
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/ W" P5 X8 M% L: ^0 r5 h· straight
6 y5 J8 D! X/ O- }· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest
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· stressed
* c F, R8 p+ V9 i% i· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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) s z( \8 z8 \* P9 [. d, l· upset
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3 O7 Q$ y+ b* K r) ^· sucker6 f2 U4 G. x' D( d# h8 w
· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived
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, G' h$ S3 S- \, H D7 y· take a hike
8 n4 j% o1 n2 |# c& l0 m7 A· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.' z5 q$ } w1 F( V( K) P
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/ b/ p7 F. z) g/ |8 ?* S· leave
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· taken' G6 F9 m, l: O e. d
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of
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· taking care of business
" |, P, R8 }, O4 N· I have been taking care of business.# J& K! O+ J9 i& \' c
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0 _8 C, d% }4 B$ m& }0 e$ L· doing what I have to do) v; ~( J h6 @
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! {" V3 g7 H6 s+ ?( N, Y) Q$ e+ i· threads! O. ~8 Q$ F5 H) C) I, e! z2 b2 M: a
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes
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· tool around! y$ h ~$ u# r9 b4 M3 m: @
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· drive around
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· totaled( J* q2 Z* c( m* ^4 K7 N+ h
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.% v: K; ^/ C& l; a4 d
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( q& O3 `* j! d0 [· completely wrecked
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: v3 B( S* s7 p: X; @* k$ ]· up
; e8 ]4 L8 t, d' ^. t6 G/ j· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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- Z/ c2 J) J: z, `· happy and cheerful
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. P" a: x7 @% |8 A2 ]$ W· up for grabs
! t) l, k7 i2 P9 ]" D! @0 I3 m· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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3 w% \% G- f8 [4 }· available., w! ?/ M/ @3 E5 H
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0 n: j \2 S! I' I5 W· veg out- a& Z' l6 J' E! y/ w' W
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.2 j2 f* {5 u4 z
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. J/ m2 s+ ^% y: E8 d+ p· relax and do nothing, ? p5 E, X D7 F
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· vibes) V4 q. i, b o( }
· He really gives off good vibes.- \. Q* _4 o, }2 c% w
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· feelings+ O& ?' q) i6 p& E
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% n+ O& Y& _5 n4 x· wad
" @3 i `0 } s; k$ }% k: I& ~· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money
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· waste
' v& d& ^7 K' @) {· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill/ g& i% v/ o0 b
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· wheels. Q3 s0 {9 r0 Q/ Y0 P s
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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' ?2 V; h. X6 g+ E3 ?# i& T/ W% H· car
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! J. |# m2 w! {: o8 | y/ p· whiz
1 t# ]. f9 n% s# T8 l& S* o9 [; M9 O3 \· He is a whiz at the computer./ X( A [5 d: X" x+ o3 y/ m
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· talented person
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· wired/ Q$ z, P( m! G) f% l
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.6 ` G$ e/ J8 {" e" W' E6 {9 g
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· alert# G0 i& R. U7 P, Q0 ?
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· wussy
$ v. M! H# M7 p) z/ Y; j· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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( C5 H0 g4 {% b2 u" @9 @3 v+ ?7 q· yukky: C' V. L( F& H- Z! v( x6 D2 |
· This food tastes yukky
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· bad( b! q% _) U4 J0 a }0 b! N
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8 R7 V. z) ?8 L! j' X4 j· zapped3 d, T0 N. y1 L5 j9 v
· I am too zapped to help you right now.+ L0 P. R6 k; O
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· exhausted3 z! O% b4 x5 B8 j: M5 U! F1 k, `
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· He knew zip about running the company.3 Z: P4 O0 O& F: J
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3 G3 ?$ H7 a+ B i/ A- Z& Y& t0 w· Nothing
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