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8 A! j7 u$ Q$ Y9 b1 n7 Q7 a. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· mean
& ]$ }6 o+ A8 c- P* l· He plays a mean violin.
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5 @7 k9 L: V, z2 X5 O! t5 _· mega
% m. e0 g( l+ G$ [* }· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.' s+ c8 h4 k9 w0 V; L1 _
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· large
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money
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· knock
1 }; G0 M4 _( M5 t' {7 i3 n5 O: a· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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( y8 b" H. U+ w· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.$ A! o0 R+ ]7 {, S5 ?) `
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· calm down and relax
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$ a; O" S/ v8 X' f9 R7 C7 @2 p' C0 L· meltdown
( k9 c4 B# k3 b* s- f; F* g· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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· mickey mouse
q9 R, d$ T \" S" T5 C1 B· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.* N& T, j5 p( ^ p8 p
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. l; ~6 R5 I" p; }& E· nonsense and a waste of time4 ^9 s, k! k/ N6 Z+ N( ~1 J, B
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.4 t2 r/ M8 Y% p- G( _3 [ {
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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, l4 v* S/ p8 I) ]! l; f· nark
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· drug police
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· neat
$ g# [- q. _* Q8 `9 i6 ]: F· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· nick
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· arrested
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7 M/ A# C. V5 ]5 Y· nip
' ] @: `% a0 f: i* j, M/ `3 {· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink
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2 j3 W& n& O8 a8 l, J* f· no sweat
$ o `$ d6 _2 |# e8 R· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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! l3 q, }- I# b- |· heat up in the microwave
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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0 D9 M0 p/ n, E8 n0 S8 H· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.' W: F% r9 T+ r5 C0 `4 h, a: T
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+ `9 l0 X3 R$ v: b& t· Have you found a pad yet?
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· pain in the neck
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· bureaucratic office workers; W0 S4 s* \- C
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# i. |. i8 M3 }" Q: s+ K0 G/ a· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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: E9 k6 }: X, |# e: _$ ~5 @$ B+ c· celebrate
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.! e/ ]0 D" S- S8 o8 m
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· intoxicated
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· piece of cake
- C; |9 f6 s" a, Y. S, }) M4 z· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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; d" g+ n# A1 J" O5 w- A3 q* U" h0 e· He is a pig at parties.5 w2 a% a L8 W* Y8 F1 ^4 ^
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· eat a lot or overeat
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.. u0 O3 N; w i9 x/ S( j. P# {7 H
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) }4 A# @1 {" P' L0 Z7 f· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· quit
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+ F+ E8 t$ Q# b, m- z) {! N· Shut up or I will pop you.
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8 f: ?. h4 a% l# r· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· psyched up
" X# ]$ F* ?; U; k3 w· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.$ w9 g, h; j3 ~! C, u- X
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5 X0 \1 C5 ]/ L· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.! B) @! S6 m. x
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· I am going to push off now.
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$ j3 i9 H. D$ _/ g0 Y* h- Q· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· seduce
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· some easy money
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.7 ?7 C& Y% h [1 f% Z; J
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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.
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7 Y8 y0 b+ j! _; E, E· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place
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9 O3 V6 ^5 {; m `6 N· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· rinky-dink
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· inferior
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· rough time
2 f. \ }1 `9 i8 l/ P3 q, t· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· My wife rules the house.
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· dominates
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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4 j9 ~* p {; P' _/ s, O· lost interest or momentum4 L0 I- b/ R/ i! {: u6 ?( N Y, Y
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· sack
# T& U! A$ m; }6 F- b7 z· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed3 w- G9 @6 N8 R/ d' ]& [! n* `" A
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$ {$ Z1 u. L* c9 E2 Z, E; |% e· scam. k1 B; \) h3 H3 I1 J; l1 U
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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$ }2 w+ x2 A [! S+ K+ z· swindle
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* i Z d# _7 k$ K: g· scarf
8 c6 T% x. A. ? h' E; q· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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3 u' X; Y- {& ]$ G& Y* b· ate quickly( e7 M" H8 ~- C
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, d9 B$ |$ l* q. s o· schmuck8 k+ S# o6 d9 H( f' ?# ~4 z6 \
· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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$ R6 b5 |* Q# Q* U) d· screw around
, i; v* h# l: `9 _2 Y, l$ S, a# s· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again., d, n( a8 H. B5 y" ]2 J
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· waste time
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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* y- L- ^0 i6 j% W$ |· He is very sharp with numbers8 f& y) B! }6 t! [3 P
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· shot down
! h5 R' }. r$ d. E· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.- Y2 n& ^: U7 D
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· disagreed with { |, I9 k' p. C$ g6 J
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8 k& u: G" T$ ?. D# ]" b# y· slammer
6 h1 M/ C6 }; z- m1 k0 ^, {' W· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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7 O$ C* ?. B7 ^! v· jail
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& y% n" k) C, U; D/ R· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.' X4 `- v0 M3 z( r
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· smoke eater
6 J* P5 l' h& z1 Q8 G· My father is a smoke eater.$ q7 V' x1 e$ m4 M& D
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· fireman4 Z" L+ o: ?! p5 ?, v2 \1 G# i# U
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' _4 K& ?0 P m$ c1 B· split
9 f" m* D6 @* @8 b# f/ T1 d· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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5 f, n4 R$ g9 R5 I7 H· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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3 q T [/ s5 }3 ^- U· spud
) Y/ j$ O0 p& h9 t1 g3 ~, K$ w· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?, e; E; U) S( F/ i: O5 O. V7 R' L* j
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· potatoes
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( ^" K" _( S- r+ r· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· stink) ]4 w" I6 Q3 C- Q$ A
· This whole operation stinks.) x1 V" _* J- o: A) O
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! D6 \& k7 j9 ~; c/ k7 l- X& t1 Y· is repulsive
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0 A- B$ X8 d# f' k3 C/ n: n% x0 |# Z· straight
: ~$ _: ^( l& B3 z2 X) }" g7 e· I want you to give me a straight answer.3 I+ m0 A! _$ ]
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· honest
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- Q; D, Q4 e& m3 E· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.& f* I' K- j! C# [/ ]
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( R3 T6 H9 ?0 ~: U! z; e! f% t· upset
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7 n) O8 c8 c2 r· sucker
4 }8 h* j; ~$ r" K· Don't be a sucker.
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.7 f9 u* n& L j" U
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· taken( y2 q. _* K4 E" }/ s4 \
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.9 O/ ^7 J" m% k) Y4 r& _9 z) N) E
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· cheated out of
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4 i) I5 I' }# L" C, m1 G8 K9 t· taking care of business$ I6 `/ e5 t( {8 u) y
· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do5 f4 m7 Q6 o3 y. ^
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· threads3 i v. |5 V: o* {# l# h: i
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.9 {4 n$ H2 x' u3 b4 y
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· tool around
) a2 t) ]( \3 J! B/ _· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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4 h7 e' n* z; Q; ?4 L· drive around7 G6 j0 t% T5 \" j7 J
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: [- K6 c- G, g( n8 P& B· totaled
$ @1 G) u" L- M* s· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.8 S0 q" w& s- p& N
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7 U/ Y4 r8 e$ `" ^ @6 r· completely wrecked
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.) _* X$ g6 n2 c7 t: g' s
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: N6 O7 g0 d6 F: X; @· happy and cheerful
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0 ~# [5 U3 l2 A· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.% ]. @# N" l7 M `& B% T. Q9 w
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4 @8 A2 i' s: k5 S H7 B· available./ z, q! G0 G& @
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; K0 Y7 M; I. t# _4 F· veg out4 C2 O& B) ^: {: j4 s' N
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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" S+ d) v( g1 c- J7 Y· feelings
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6 G; E! E; {- t, L4 s% y3 @7 O7 b· wad+ B, l1 J+ b% x( H0 z+ V$ I% |
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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3 F5 u9 F- @ Z$ Z# b+ \7 R6 q· bundle of money
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& i7 ^* F: M% ^; H# d3 Q* A. r· waste6 O5 r D/ @# H$ o* J
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.: G z' v/ S% v* D- @% [. U, k
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· kill6 B/ ]) V* O6 @& _1 ]5 |
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· wheels
: j1 f6 {+ Z ^· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.9 q7 \6 s) Q2 I) F$ f# z
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/ x; y0 N, s4 v: P. G, w· car
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5 L+ Q/ b4 V0 U· whiz, Y* o, A9 J! F: \$ k- U
· He is a whiz at the computer.+ n2 ` i) M& R% f. P6 L( K$ k4 p( w
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5 c4 W$ E# X7 E- a· talented person( L* O% ^7 {3 u# R; |' J3 `% b
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7 s) n& M' ^, [0 |· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert
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- f; l1 e# `, q- X Q4 b· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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· yukky
7 T2 N9 P, l( i& C· This food tastes yukky
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· zapped
2 Q' u! b5 Y/ M4 t6 U/ o* l· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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· zip$ r+ t4 B6 i3 S2 X& F, f
· He knew zip about running the company.; F+ q: Q4 |3 m
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· Nothing5 B- k$ w' V- c0 P! r
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