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. maxed
, h1 K$ _# ]: L1 r8 P3 e( K. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· exhausted
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* y, p. F! x2 l0 T$ Y! l· mean! u7 e* q0 F+ l
· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on( ~3 O1 r$ d, r# {, W- }2 }
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· mega# M$ _$ a- s+ L* t3 v
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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· megabucks
+ a6 d5 t$ ~, ?9 t" q+ P( B· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money
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· knock2 n! i# F- G3 r; v0 Q
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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8 ^! @5 p3 S+ |/ V+ E· criticize
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9 S$ n5 f  J9 `3 {' @! A! ~" O· mellow
& j/ D' z2 P  \* }$ ?/ R· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· meltdown3 ?, V3 l, r+ t
· 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
+ T. u( w9 \4 h4 x0 |" d· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.) j5 J; B6 G  c* j  Y9 K
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* g5 I, v5 T& Y2 \6 ?· nonsense and a waste of time
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, N* u  Y. G( T· move on someone
# E1 ?2 c& y: n; j# p· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.# |# l$ C" R5 M* I: O! V
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· pick up and seduce
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· mush) o3 h" t& {2 D' v% S
· That is total mush and you know it.
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· nonesense
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+ q# F- ?  q" m5 t7 N· nark* E( \! v: [, U  ?6 P) L
· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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" z6 _  {& t3 U6 t  @3 k* E/ z· drug police
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· neat( ?# ~, w- R, x# |( s, e
· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· good2 D. O: t3 [  \& d4 N/ [
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# n0 O" _2 E# J4 R; m+ Z# m* V· negative
' z# U; l) A0 o4 n8 k  i1 @· There are too many negatives about the company merger.1 _' e: @. h0 @
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· bad things, {, b( X( p/ x0 {

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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store./ U; e. Z, {2 r# j: Y
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· arrested! v6 u, T1 V/ E, d: P0 W: L. }
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.* S1 P0 l/ y# ]7 X2 ^0 ~' D: b
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· a quick drink
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3 z4 L3 i7 N9 ?* C) i/ h· no sweat
+ }4 ^6 h/ O9 C3 a$ i1 ?& \* s· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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" ~3 O  f: {/ t% L· no problem
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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4 s+ S7 m5 g3 E) D7 M· heat up in the microwave
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· nuke
/ F, R$ `2 s! ]# B0 [' X+ E· Does that attack plane have any nukes?  }- D; L3 B( R& E( K/ S2 h
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· nuclear weapons
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  z( a+ N- o. I; l% L/ P( J· nut  [4 S7 I. ~8 A" e( |
· I think that he is a nut.
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( U' [. T& z  c- w  W6 I. q! R· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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· Have you found a pad yet?2 M+ h! o& h! {* P7 F; {
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5 M; l0 P( f* {# A' Z  I% _. |· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck." I: Y8 a+ U6 _/ y2 U4 z/ H/ W
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· annoying. G# U0 ^) t; z3 Q

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* ~3 ?- z4 A/ K  o9 p( |$ ^· paper-pusher8 {8 t3 P; u+ N8 ^5 b0 U0 t
· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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, B, }( ], c& I! I9 ^( K# Y4 V· party animal
2 Q# A2 R+ [9 X· 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.8 a! b* A4 b0 G* c- K, q- q
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· Get your paws off of my body.  ]$ m/ h# W2 Q' B% L1 V
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· hands+ t& L6 l) Z7 r* w

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· I am not going to work for peanuts.; N/ K4 G9 I. o, W* p
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· practically no money& {* ~* ]) v0 M+ ~( t+ {. E
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· pickled
& {* n3 W7 g) A4 i, f· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· intoxicated
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· piece of cake
4 h# G8 S/ @/ n: D2 ~% o) K5 i· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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, H  A! m& ~. E( i% u· easy to do1 G9 S# q$ _2 Z: Q+ \" U

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· pig2 F& d8 C- p5 O2 p! o
· He is a pig at parties.) e- g: h% H4 U
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· eats too much
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: y( a2 |+ u+ ?: [+ k& k; g& ^- A2 u9 _· pig out
- i) S/ ^; d- w; g7 J· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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3 L8 X+ T1 X4 Q· eat a lot or overeat2 U! w$ H% K6 Y" x, x

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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area." |1 `( i7 M- \2 L4 Q! J$ n
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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' d$ I9 D) @9 n3 M: L) W0 n3 ]4 d· plastered
3 q! v, a# C4 c& |6 o; G· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· intoxicated
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3 {1 E8 ]4 p, ]2 F/ v/ I3 x· pooped out
: j, }" F! D" J1 O+ W% K, M· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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" x  \5 {) k- b, f3 q$ e0 i, M· quit
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· pop; {1 N1 G8 v: U4 R9 Q" K
· Shut up or I will pop you.4 Q% d. Q1 e) ?6 Q
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2 _, M+ o, x6 u  g- q" c· hit: e" ]# @: a* g- v9 v
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1 Q" n  Z& r% n( x& \· pop for something
2 l/ G- U. e$ t/ Z, I· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy! Z  y. J" R& L

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! f# n  Y( r' D3 \· pro
4 J( |7 }$ `' `) X9 d* T% [· He is really a pro at his work.
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! b( T! p: b: c5 A2 J6 ?4 x8 f· prod
0 W. }( y: t- l7 P· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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+ c* G) @: i- y, i% K· reminder# z, ]5 q, A- s  M* ^6 S9 X

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· psyched up' d6 A1 b" O. D' q' r, ^, o; i
· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· mentally ready# s: D6 O3 p$ k4 w+ Z
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· psycho
* K0 r' S5 U7 x. x· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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4 w$ O0 [# n; i' J6 g9 n· puke
( S0 w) h9 p  M) T5 o  `) S1 ?* u· I feel like I am going to puke.
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, F0 Z2 s' K8 j! ^; A0 g! e( ]· vomit& [2 O8 U* E2 Z
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· I am going to push off now.
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· leave( p. \( e* E7 n& l
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1 H) B0 v, j" D, ]6 D* H· put the moves on+ Q0 r) L2 F9 p& ^3 W$ m" n$ P
· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· seduce) }1 R  j% G9 w# l

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# P! G2 }  ~& h! N1 _% d$ T· put-on% f2 E  o& E, v( ^: g
· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.2 {! _  Y( o: v  }+ T. b
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7 M9 [( B( m0 ?4 r  J( t) b- W· quarterback
/ g! X7 v' b- d% K# ?( s1 f· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead
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· I need to make a quick buck.
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3 F+ `. B6 x6 L3 H; ~· some easy money
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· rack
5 E  h: e& N/ a. k· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.& w; d+ }- h9 R
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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9 }" O6 v; K* l+ m$ a0 A· sleep
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) g" I+ X6 X! R) o* G( R· racket
5 P; i/ Z* x" [; U) k· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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# @% i  \7 c! @' K, [; k& d· noise
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· rag
/ ^. x4 g% r  p8 H· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. ) p( b% J( B, ~- D
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· newspaper
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· rap
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, y6 \1 B2 }! w% P  g· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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3 @) H' G& h; K: F/ M/ S' t% U· run down place
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1 ]" Z8 r, P( F5 f. Q· raw
* x- E+ \8 D" ^9 r0 M· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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) D5 w& I, u$ `+ _6 G+ j· ream someone out
' I5 e% t1 H2 z1 ?1 @# Z· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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8 ?) n# @. m0 v- U9 \· got angry with him; o2 R* d4 h' j) j; `4 q0 @- c
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· Your idea is really red hot.. q% C0 u' g* P  L
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· repo  {3 A1 A7 d& P
· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· rinky-dink8 ^2 Z+ o: ]% }4 I
· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.- m8 ^1 i3 @% P3 F3 E5 }
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· road hog
) L+ _1 c) c+ L/ r' j· That driver is a road hog.
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1 X/ @( Z: G. R$ G( K· takes up too much of the road
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· with ice/ M% F3 s" p* Y! L9 ?! H

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· rough time
% S/ P! H0 ^: A8 ^5 @3 w· We have had a rough time this winter.' _1 p; M( y: g. o/ E
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- V# ?0 ]% n5 O9 v! j· hard time
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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· rule" r. B# w2 E# d3 }
· My wife rules the house., s' ~' E0 W4 j7 W- O+ E" l' v/ ]
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· dominates3 @+ e, b5 M: {

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4 F" a1 Z  U4 n9 d· run off at the mouth7 T- Q8 }6 Q6 t2 }# g
· He is always running off at the mouth.6 n! v3 g6 n* [5 ^" K4 n
· MEANING
0 ?4 X0 a+ @8 W3 {· talking too much
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# U9 K/ _# m" b* z( ]$ @  A
· run out of gas
- v7 g+ M! T1 m# z0 d" D· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.. r; _6 O/ w' u1 j6 e& m0 u% g5 [
· MEANING
, ~* }4 [8 g- Z8 `3 d# z· lost interest or momentum! u4 r7 Z# j4 ]

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· sack
" ^; x" ~, J1 t) w· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed- A9 V) ?( |1 V, C7 q) r: U" N
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( [/ e6 N. D: f  a- {* v; w· scam
; u/ z* }! x* H3 e. k: c6 r0 C· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
( L1 y; _; M0 Z# g3 v0 Q· MEANING- {* Y$ U  e4 ^
· swindle
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· scarf
5 j* f; C  ~& h/ P5 s· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly; x+ [9 n9 t9 f, M3 x1 o6 v

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· schmuck. M  M# C5 ^7 V+ o$ @
· What a stupid schmuck.
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1 [5 t2 F8 R& v; w) C  G* O6 g0 O· jerk' w  @/ i+ P# R2 b" ~4 a$ i
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# I) f' u- e) S
· screw around
8 k5 i, ^2 {) {7 d  M, J· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
# w9 \+ C: p) x& V* e· MEANING: g5 U- w5 \. z3 Y8 G. f
· waste time5 m$ @3 {$ [7 y" A  G

3 U0 q' i$ a; i" x# t; Z1 _
# P" R: W- o; S& ^: ^8 H1 X% a( T' G· screw up) p+ e! @$ J# q9 g/ z7 [
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.# Q1 g2 {2 ?+ k
· MEANING5 s& `' {; v+ B3 P
· make a mistake
& k! m7 r/ Y2 A6 K6 b( ?' j1 u2 m6 _% z4 k3 J/ u
& w& z$ {) l  \" t; Y* Y
· sharp
& |8 v2 ]# X  i8 Y  q- f( I$ t· He is very sharp with numbers
. i; r+ L* t& K) D· MEANING7 F  ~7 {' j# X/ G" e: v
· intelligent( S9 G2 ~3 x' c/ o$ n9 D2 K# J

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: _/ O* v# u9 O5 o& d· shot
2 p; e, M6 u6 J  L· I'll give the puzzle another shot.0 c& l9 m8 m  u/ J+ z2 e9 Q/ W" b
· MEANING) ]1 C6 o. o; w/ U3 u
· try
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0 Y0 I/ T' O8 f* ~0 G- G( h· shot down2 _% D9 t. T- {; i8 X
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.9 Q. @4 Z* G# @
· MEANING9 D# I" Y! T% w5 g; o2 V
· disagreed with8 @$ p! l" k1 y$ [5 y

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· slammer
4 Y* J# X0 `. p6 c; {9 }$ W! w; }· The police threw them both in the slammer.$ w  K+ N& j$ ^% Z0 U6 m
· MEANING  T3 P. g* n+ k5 i1 K, M
· jail' R* u" g' e* Y; g- c& P# h% x) K( O. j

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· smashed
) e- f+ _, ~. ~# c· Try not to get smashed at the beer party./ q% P" a; `% z3 ]: b8 L' q
· MEANING
4 ]2 s! H: a5 Z/ t0 I& H1 }· intoxicated
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% c# u' F9 ]( Z% F4 N· smoke eater
: [) R7 s/ O1 o, y/ I· My father is a smoke eater.. }! [3 B- G+ }% ?: g# |0 `
· MEANING
* N6 r- L& d) O/ `9 `/ k· fireman6 J( u+ ^, U- J. M
- a5 u, l9 ^7 M2 w+ H0 h$ c
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· split/ U' Q7 C) D/ q% x1 e# l. s1 O
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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9 Y* ]! X, }& Y' ^* r· spook
& s2 A0 J) G% z9 w· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.4 ^( G9 y& m( K/ G
· MEANING
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8 p/ i4 n6 r: u% g8 K· 18
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4 E# H9 w: j2 g; }  ^9 G2 K· spud' d. g7 t$ p, V
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes" p  H& o! g6 C/ z" |- M" ]

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· square
. }# Y# h% z" @· My father looks square in his jacket.. I, a6 R! O4 }% T; s" @
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· old-fashioned9 {# R9 f2 R# b/ h, r  c4 }

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· steamed up
7 \( j7 q! U' F5 r3 x5 X· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
8 A' P6 j4 W! d; o, W) d9 p/ @· MEANING5 Z7 ]4 ?1 z6 D/ e
· angry
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· stink
1 R  X$ P. @0 J! k· This whole operation stinks.  ^& ~1 p; V/ l! c/ @: {: }$ F
· MEANING
1 E9 ]$ [( F2 s4 J· is repulsive
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· straight! f, T. a8 O! ?7 v" R- r; z
· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest+ B) h- B  n4 y7 V

/ ]7 L- y5 H* @! X9 G/ S5 Z9 l+ [! _* H9 ~
· stressed
/ X  c; R+ z$ @· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
9 c2 U6 u5 ?8 Z· MEANING
. Z3 m: @  C: p- }· upset
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, x: @# m: }7 b9 I, r4 F; T, o) F; m; l* l* X
· sucker* H! n0 f8 i8 p7 D- G$ |; Y
· Don't be a sucker.% z$ X4 ]! F8 L4 I1 B
· MEANING
, q3 M# T5 c& ?2 M$ R% [" @· be deceived' ?% z* c& m7 Q# u6 b8 I

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5 `( g7 c3 ?5 E- g9 J) w& ]· take a hike
* E& q6 F  l( R, t. ?0 @2 z! g· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
- Q6 b1 W. ?; c+ F  {· MEANING3 R3 l& U% e( R0 \
· leave0 [- U2 c0 i3 Y# p, D( O* F2 t

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% Q8 e( ^9 U3 S· taken
3 d4 L0 h0 p0 R3 j" a) E· He was taken for all his money at the casino.! y9 f/ e2 A5 @- W
· MEANING
- Y# b! i8 I6 `* J6 y5 c· cheated out of& K' ]7 \4 n) E, C: L
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1 Q+ @/ ]' _3 q% X) H6 s+ L; E7 ?· taking care of business
/ U( l0 e1 H0 E  }" |· I have been taking care of business./ ^) G, t' Z$ X1 O' `& {2 P
· MEANING
3 y! q+ M1 ?# P3 s6 U+ D· doing what I have to do
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4 L% K: c+ r1 R9 s; x+ u' w# ~( I/ `% @$ C$ ~5 j$ h
· threads: n, p% O$ d( k! R- g4 y
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.$ \$ c, [" ?1 J
· MEANING
& u3 A9 ^  q$ Z: `% [  L· clothes1 ?) v6 A0 J% q8 }/ \3 ?+ P

7 o+ h  v/ s% A" t$ G/ s6 [' c! j6 \0 _5 |; _$ l7 s
· tool around/ }- A! }0 q7 B6 u2 C6 u* Y5 l/ K
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
: s, v9 ]  S; [  `9 A& a· MEANING
$ ?6 ]2 O, Y) i; f& ~· drive around- l1 O& P& j! H- B4 M1 y; P
# N2 m, u. B2 Z' w
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· totaled
4 t% g% b1 G, b/ |& b0 g* \* v· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
7 i$ F3 e& E3 E$ U5 z/ A· MEANING2 `: s$ Y3 {# A1 E# Q1 [- p# [
· completely wrecked
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; Z/ q  W  h2 |' V1 e· 193 L1 x. K& T) A. X
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, D% h" @- Y7 m

7 z( [3 m: T, q# x7 {· up
+ ^" [2 Q  U9 k1 Z8 i3 ]· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.6 t+ [7 J; X; I
· MEANING3 t2 @6 \& }7 Y  c
· happy and cheerful
% [& M% i' I( X% l& Z
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8 R1 H9 {) h# x/ E* I) M· up for grabs
" o( ?6 l) K( a5 O! V4 q· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.. |8 l+ A  v' B4 A! L4 x
· MEANING5 {& R9 O' K/ b9 E2 y
· available.
3 V; D! I& a, c& ~" k9 f& V& I; [: {  Y- y& ~* O
: i  y; h4 p- c( \% \. O- m2 q
· veg out9 L' T: p7 m0 @9 a+ q  H
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.0 }; m6 C; j# F3 `) C" h
· MEANING1 w0 W0 u. j4 r2 ^( b
· relax and do nothing
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2 p/ K4 G; p1 u8 Q& {; D8 o· vibes2 w- \) ~# J6 z
· He really gives off good vibes.
* N( ~# C* V& {1 l+ [. d· MEANING  e# W: U) o1 D8 O; y
· feelings
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0 Q/ ?) q) Q3 I3 L/ e" E/ Z" R* N. p# D: O: K+ ~
· wad8 y" f4 P* R1 v# j8 h
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.. B6 F" t; G5 V9 z2 k( U' D
· MEANING* t5 P& _" z3 |
· bundle of money- ~9 c7 X/ k( O. @+ D( z
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· waste
% f  a/ u! k) x( D· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.: ~# C% L! D+ S
· MEANING
! {% ^+ [1 x3 {: j· kill& d2 U3 q4 Z" O2 t3 A" f: x

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1 Y4 Y: n. r: `' {· wheels; _+ \* P& ?" x. q- _% o7 `1 r" S
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
& q/ l; P. f) ^+ P/ w5 N2 D· MEANING2 {/ M5 c/ g- b6 C
· car
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, f' M) [/ G2 q' c· whiz
1 u2 Q8 ]5 }1 ]' o+ J4 o. Y- l· He is a whiz at the computer.
* I9 l6 e4 s% g· MEANING  {5 `1 W% T4 K. k: f6 i7 L
· talented person( |" ?) g' [7 C& w

$ f( U3 |4 o! s: ?3 N  u
6 r9 H: y" Z# n4 y6 _· wired; @" c9 u( f8 \3 ?9 ]$ o$ N7 b
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
' C0 n8 }+ C* [· MEANING3 c* p4 U" Z5 y2 M& m! U. Y: B
· alert
$ e4 ^/ L3 {( }% [7 k! ?! {; Y  j2 ?

% D# i, _, ~- K3 E' T· wussy
: ?' ?% ~* E1 v: Y· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.2 O9 I0 U: l' F1 `& m
· MEANING
% P2 Q. W" J* q3 R% A* b. {! T" i· weak person$ {5 A) m" G- N
. B1 N& h2 Z( l$ o" O( N

) S! u3 x/ i3 r4 S* u6 w0 d· yukky- V* I: ~; Z! k. t* W6 v
· This food tastes yukky
3 E: g& c5 J* x0 `$ \. ?, i· MEANING& l- Y* H* v. Y$ M* L: n
· bad0 F; ?' y5 U3 N" q" q

% @& z! U: Y$ i: }! l  j7 C; o$ l, |* J
· zapped5 I, w' D/ `3 p
· I am too zapped to help you right now.
7 h9 C) x: V) D; z7 ^7 h· MEANING
5 x; ]/ ^2 J+ c: @  _· exhausted
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: I" I* O% n$ \
· zip
1 N; d/ i, j1 k2 F4 n" ^; ^+ f· He knew zip about running the company.
4 E* S( v( ~- ~) t) \) l· MEANING" x# O% C4 b) y! K. V
· Nothing
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[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
理袁律师事务所
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:* L  P/ m( {6 h/ R! P* W  P0 @: ~
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.

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阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
大型搬家
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:" l2 J9 O' Y- p/ L6 P$ q+ K0 A1 S
离南通开车45分钟.
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哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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