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· mean
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: i) P: M5 r/ X6 d· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.' g* `/ ~ H; X* ~, W, @5 K
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?- Y3 ?( C* B G+ L· megabucks
" `' w/ L8 [5 I. E· He made megabucks when he sold his company./ ?( }1 W' s) S! H |9 c; @. @9 j8 k1 h
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· a lot of money
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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2 n1 Z% f5 O' t. F5 }· criticize
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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2 j- n' |( d4 r2 [· total collapse
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: O+ E2 _4 Y! B/ n* T0 Q0 Q· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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$ V! w- B1 I. [5 T3 P4 T h' T· 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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* }1 n2 K1 ~2 b* H# ^· 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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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?+ M9 K& n5 a6 q# u0 `: h2 F5 Y
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, ^; y; U. U0 m3 w- {& C· 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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3 ?' z( X4 Y Z% y$ C· a place to live
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.4 J0 {" A5 Q. i: i' b0 k
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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) b0 G& H6 ]* x3 \% x# h8 Q _· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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4 n6 u" U% ?/ g8 [" m9 s· Get your paws off of my body.9 m# Q& v& d. B' H
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3 v8 `0 u" @0 ?3 _5 S% O) R# U· I am not going to work for peanuts.$ I& R9 b. `9 K3 t
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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* I; m q4 R' z( _· easy to do
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.2 n' H7 Z" w& ?6 B4 D G
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· eat a lot or overeat0 M) Y, ~4 q' d; w) ~
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6 I3 C5 w1 M6 s9 x· stop and go to the bathroom
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· pooped out
, ?" y1 f' K5 W; ^· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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9 o0 _! V& O( D; E5 E/ w, M· Shut up or I will pop you.1 s0 G4 q+ p8 E$ y0 F# o1 f; I+ i* m- X' i
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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, @# g% ^! I& I3 h% o- V· professional
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7 a# _9 E5 K) G, Q) x: I0 W· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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+ B9 [1 L1 a! L, b· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.9 [9 d7 s. |; U& U( v
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5 s: X0 G' t' C5 n· seduce
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· put-on
$ h$ t- h' H" ]4 a· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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& \/ |+ j# F4 z' A6 l" e· deception
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" `; J9 L8 e- H+ F$ q5 ]( I· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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. @% z3 v. U$ ]8 ?2 G· I need to make a quick buck.
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# ^) t/ B% {$ v- z8 K' I; Y4 w· some easy money
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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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3 p u" ~$ x$ F. x· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· run down place
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· ream someone out
; H6 z4 `# @" c* u' m· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.6 I( H4 g, Q5 r+ | |
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7 H$ q- L4 b7 {* Y· Your idea is really red hot.
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. d/ F$ X' S8 c( K5 r· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.2 b" F! h( X* _$ }1 H7 t) L
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· repossess
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; R: N: g: Z2 P( q* F+ L" N· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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6 u( n, m7 T) a/ }% P+ B5 S· talking too much
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3 R) j: n5 X; ^5 a4 K( P( L! U4 O· run out of gas
( S8 D d+ e5 S% p- [. I· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.. @4 e' z; A* p$ z) r6 `3 }0 }
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· lost interest or momentum: u6 }) _% D3 S; G
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· sack3 f% P. ]8 O/ ]
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed
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· scam
- r% u: C3 y8 c/ \· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle9 {( \( S1 l* E, C6 O; _7 b
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· scarf, U- \ O: `" e9 G* W' y
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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" i1 u4 M' Y2 [. y5 `& c# X· ate quickly
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· schmuck
' _ H/ A/ j8 g* i. g+ `· What a stupid schmuck.4 y6 Y) b' @% D# L: T
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7 \5 r" P# j# _* R· jerk
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· screw around* |$ N: ^+ X3 A
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.& }- u* ]) j: R
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) O5 E$ @5 }' O· waste time8 W( g: j) T3 R
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' ?7 V# b' w! W4 j· screw up
3 w, u w0 d4 q+ @: K0 P0 d6 e· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you." S( O, @3 W2 r! l& ?
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+ G, o1 K+ K/ o% [2 N# r· make a mistake$ n% \. N4 D8 }2 f
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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* {# @7 v. i: V; m· intelligent
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· shot2 _ w0 a/ d0 r/ K% u- C
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· shot down5 t* k$ a. ^6 S
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.! z+ a! o8 k7 c/ G/ `( j& W
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· slammer( F! b% y6 v3 t0 ^
· The police threw them both in the slammer.; l4 I& J1 |- l1 L+ l: I
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· jail
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· smashed) D3 c% A% |" |! s
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated. d/ n& m" q! |. x I2 J
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· smoke eater" |- Y& G/ h4 f, R6 ?2 `
· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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· split
) p* v4 b. w- T/ f, W/ {/ w1 A9 Q· It is time to split and go see the movie.4 J3 j* R% N- |: Z' H, k- G
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· spook7 o; _% c, y5 g: O. D. b% B0 ^" x
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves., i' t* }0 b* o+ Q5 C$ u
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* ]6 H0 S' S4 |, |; y· frightened
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/ G* o7 `$ d! o! f· spud
3 G3 X2 k& v" m4 o5 A· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes
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6 [3 Z- q* x* N/ x: B· square
u7 h* L2 j% s b2 ], {· My father looks square in his jacket.# E! Z7 [2 ]" @( y
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· old-fashioned+ B6 ~8 e- r" {7 u
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( O; f$ y, A6 g% D3 _( [· steamed up0 J; }; r1 H [3 B$ A* e
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.2 M; e. Y# Y9 @% }. Q) m
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· angry9 t# c& s* n+ {& Q& v4 t
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· This whole operation stinks.
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" ~! ~. u7 e0 L/ ?1 `0 ?: ^· is repulsive
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· straight
! J# r* ^+ p. J· I want you to give me a straight answer.) u' Y" Z$ u4 C
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+ ]0 C3 K6 k) U# H7 J# R· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset% Q! V8 h3 @. \
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6 i+ j* N8 S+ }· sucker
3 R: c) u. |- s [· Don't be a sucker.
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% T, R$ b4 S+ C' s8 N/ j· be deceived
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· take a hike
: ^: `6 t; j1 F) x$ m# `- Y· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.# z& P! R' v, A) _# v$ B+ q
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· taken; e6 s9 q3 B/ N; n1 B! O8 ^; b
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.& J4 L, {' J! q9 k. e1 q% M
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· cheated out of* \; j ]. t; Z. f
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· taking care of business
4 ]5 ?% U% [ p( z: g: A" x· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do6 F9 S& a3 `( [4 q$ u; I
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· threads# L' c& S ]" H8 K* g
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.) x6 `! ~, W H
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· clothes2 [9 o$ r! [4 K
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· tool around- ]/ @$ J9 P5 O2 k! E' M( ^
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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! P: L- P4 K+ A7 J· drive around
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· totaled
6 d9 N! \5 F ]0 K$ l7 s- s0 m" T· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.5 i& Q" n# c" B
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' O( H' f* h9 b$ z+ t/ I· completely wrecked- G" _1 g+ h0 w' I( [0 B/ l+ p
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful* ^, H" _$ A9 `6 b+ B
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7 W% T% U; z; r+ w2 S. S· up for grabs
y5 q2 E7 H7 k' ^' t· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.% S% [* V2 R L
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· available.$ E4 x+ `! N8 k3 f7 x5 Q+ Z
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· veg out
! ^7 Z5 G7 v3 B" K9 g· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing. b; v, [: ]/ d. c' l% J
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· He really gives off good vibes.( }# T) `( T; o1 {
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· wad) W# R8 k$ ^8 M" Y1 N. V, y: K4 x+ ~: B
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.) `( G" s" |# y' c$ c
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· bundle of money
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· waste
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· kill
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" Z7 i7 x; N j) S· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car
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· He is a whiz at the computer.
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6 \% v- b6 U9 }# k8 K3 U· talented person
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+ P+ {) ]1 H, D8 z· wired
+ j( ?5 d7 s& F. C9 M· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert
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. r% }" l( m) f' ^! m1 t· wussy
- d+ X+ |+ b0 T7 Z. v" P) F8 W· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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3 l4 z; W- E& y· yukky
$ [+ P3 E5 p2 `: g5 X9 L· This food tastes yukky4 l" R% c- s; H2 T4 Y% H( j
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# Q( n9 r. ]4 d· bad6 ?5 `, ]' w6 Q U( U9 h
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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& E8 ?( H/ b: w( _; j· exhausted
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· zip' ^ c E+ Z0 n
· He knew zip about running the company.
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