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* \2 Z9 o9 h% n. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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, b9 {0 M4 D4 x, Y! H· He plays a mean violin.
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· mega
3 ~/ E, e# J' W: i8 S; e· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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) M6 {, [/ [: p· a lot of money
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- J" r7 J- v# B% g ?# X* u· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.& m6 o# r$ ]$ C8 N/ e! B6 u& l( |
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$ ~7 @4 H* m4 M5 ~7 }! V7 A0 H· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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. s- I' Z2 h# `* X! s· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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3 G3 Z* i$ o. }& R4 K- v· total collapse6 T n, { s* a" U7 m
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, c$ [3 w1 I( ^· mickey mouse5 }: d5 J J; ], J
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.0 d4 A& ^0 L& H% x
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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· move on someone
u; v# S) Q, T· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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' S. w! l- x& }+ Q u4 C· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.' D N+ \2 @& D2 I/ l7 L& ~5 D
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# m$ |. @* H; F8 d; P* V· nip
( ~* m8 Z' l6 A% o) d+ l· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink
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# U* ]% R) F8 e& y+ I· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.7 ^, ?# @+ t' q4 g5 o
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- f5 y9 A, f3 ~# e· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?1 O% ?- V, h8 E
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7 ^- V, v7 m8 R0 S/ j/ b· nut
z) z8 q: e- E7 ~- T· 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 ?! y8 A' R7 k0 |· a place to live
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* {* d g2 m# t) Q8 E; }' x· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.+ g5 L" k# v, x
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' [$ r$ U, {7 e! L· bureaucratic office workers
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0 _, [0 x. M* Y. m1 c· party animal
0 ]: S9 \6 r1 W( w# H$ v j· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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* f7 K% A1 y4 Z8 x· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· He is a pig at parties.
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· plastered
& q4 X9 n6 B ^9 W; @; X% P) i· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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5 s% u# K: b$ P3 _· quit
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.1 Y7 t+ T. }6 r( ^7 q! ?
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) w2 Z( _+ Z# g8 T( f· He is really a pro at his work.
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! U( e' I, \& N! D( k· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.# w. s. I2 ~( z a4 S2 Y
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% a" x/ H1 B* y4 t" U· mentally ready
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h" I2 C' N; f6 x* _) g· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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2 V0 V! E! T& ?, E· mentally ill
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& Y& T+ c' g- R9 L7 f8 m· I feel like I am going to puke.4 x* H% [8 ]* {+ Q% V
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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2 w; D% N8 C/ \& F2 i· put-on
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· quarterback
9 U3 \- N: I L; b' o# s· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· I need to make a quick buck.5 A; W0 v+ s) m; l4 K* W2 t
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: c1 Y) M- Q* B" Z· some easy money, G; G: p) R2 Y4 B0 }8 d1 g$ |; D
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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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6 |* U1 `0 J o$ ~; L' `. j6 |· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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/ n* b9 [8 I, w R T) o- c& x0 Y· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. ( `5 R* I( M: \
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9 O2 W, q, Z# w6 {. K6 S· rap
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· run down place
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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0 `5 J" N4 t! y8 P8 ^· ream someone out3 b9 Y" c- ~. y% I) U
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7 |" ?* P/ Q/ b. e& o: D· got angry with him
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% f! ~: d- X/ u, a· Your idea is really red hot.6 p" j/ B( M- f! X# O
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.3 |) z/ [; E; H% x" m6 d
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· inferior
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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2 }: p: Q# [# X5 D6 ^, l· That driver is a road hog.
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· takes up too much of the road
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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" O+ r4 i* W; ]% o· Is that a rug on his head?
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! T p& o, Y1 ~· children9 E% y. {2 a! j3 V+ \
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+ ]: i3 V9 e( ~. D· run out of gas
' ] e- R l: W* t* `* u6 y6 o· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· lost interest or momentum* L5 A: r% a0 |( A; }$ p9 B
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· go to bed
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6 `3 m5 p. A9 s7 N% Q· scam
% W: \& r& e! E· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle
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8 u: s- F3 L; b5 \2 b# l( \· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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5 L4 r3 B1 T) k· ate quickly
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· schmuck
0 z9 @9 h1 J' i0 `1 c: T$ I· What a stupid schmuck.
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/ {4 H. v" y5 a. ]! V0 v/ ]· jerk
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$ v6 G% t# f! }; ~! J- u· screw around
; ]$ Y) e1 C5 z A· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.2 ?% J+ R3 H* _4 D% \" o
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.$ ?6 k2 _2 n0 c; j5 Q
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# r5 T$ l) `2 l, o5 S" g: G· make a mistake* P# i: Y8 f) v. M! u' _& n
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· He is very sharp with numbers% a" K& ?7 p4 I6 M
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$ T6 ~) v: q1 p$ g/ v· slammer
# |0 m* Z T' J· The police threw them both in the slammer.; _2 j+ h' M& Y3 R2 l
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# s% d+ Z5 C7 X! N* I· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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/ V% G( Z" W* y, u2 F· intoxicated
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3 h" z4 Z& v* Y, T* S· smoke eater
0 v0 M+ a' }5 N) X e· My father is a smoke eater.
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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. S( H, M' }8 Z" a7 J· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?, z4 ?3 `* i3 F: m
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3 y) U. o! [1 ]% A# |4 P' m& k· My father looks square in his jacket.
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6 _, e8 a' Y8 D9 Q$ _$ M· steamed up
: N+ @# d2 ^, ?% k2 ?. O4 R· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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]4 {5 u6 }! B8 \7 {· This whole operation stinks.
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· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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! Y9 Z9 m! C* v& R/ L3 X· sucker2 ^+ @6 p) L+ I# ~6 d: p9 |
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) u' b+ \; H, h- }2 h% p· be deceived5 V T; q8 Q$ q$ @7 A7 i( L4 e( }2 I8 R
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9 ?( k; C: z6 q$ o2 w· take a hike
* J/ D/ n* z. y% _! g# b· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.# y6 {" I6 k6 W2 B+ z- C. N
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· leave
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· doing what I have to do
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1 v+ z' Q% @6 `$ g2 E· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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' } d1 M7 C/ L% B8 ]8 ~· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.% B( I+ j0 u g" p) H; ~5 y d# |
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+ l' Y3 ~5 O/ V1 D- J4 j. a· totaled% o2 I# y3 y* h" @% ~) p; v7 ?( U
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.5 `' e+ l: r8 y0 x ]
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· happy and cheerful3 v) I( H- k$ Z. k
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# k0 R1 r2 n+ j% c; E0 G, W5 r3 W· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs., ]7 c+ R/ ^$ S
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· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.+ j6 q& U' q( M, F( L
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· relax and do nothing
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· vibes
& A f8 X6 u3 j3 n. P; a: J· He really gives off good vibes.5 X- g4 O) ~( y4 v; C5 i1 y7 S2 |) S
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- A# F7 U4 S2 v4 N9 Q· feelings
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· wad
2 S% m4 U7 ^+ i; e' j( r· 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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9 r+ k i2 z1 U· waste
7 q5 p, V& ^, t! q: W/ J· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.7 t/ y8 M" m7 i) d
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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, B# D6 S" r: k3 P· car
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7 f4 a( L9 k2 y& S7 F: Q· whiz
- y" \, }6 d* x& T6 v. x& o* {· He is a whiz at the computer.
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* y8 B' T! h: U- _2 n· talented person. n, s7 H, c; |8 v) P
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert
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5 v3 s4 u5 r5 n0 _· wussy8 F: K; h) V h1 E
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.. f" h' l b7 p! G9 O9 y
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, [0 f. R$ T5 d4 z# \· weak person, v y: c* D, t8 b3 b+ d
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0 q% F3 F$ _; O, t1 e· yukky; l" F0 A* @6 M- s m
· This food tastes yukky
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# C9 L% q8 { v; V7 e* C· zapped
3 C" z* o. V! y, ~4 R0 q- Y7 i· I am too zapped to help you right now.4 P; g% y$ O4 I) J1 U2 ^# Q; ?
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2 f* E7 c" D) Y0 e( [0 L· exhausted
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· He knew zip about running the company." a; f7 G5 p, b: P, n# D
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