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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.! f) H* Z& x4 J
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· large
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6 T' X) c" y/ o, W. I· megabucks
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse. P# {6 j( P, V6 Y$ M# G# W) T
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$ c& C" v# b; J' L6 L- `· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.! c; z! k" T, i! X7 N0 N
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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$ o, t' i: ?6 f2 g· There are too many negatives about the company merger.4 s# ^& B. G% ]. v1 A$ d" |
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3 z+ J. p, R! }0 z( F o· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.1 y2 r/ D& t8 k6 J+ @7 j
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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' S) q$ X! S7 I( T8 b- R· I think that he is a nut.
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, R7 B$ D2 f: q& ]( S· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.5 p# W N5 P8 n( k) x% F
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3 s' x9 {5 R) o* x( `· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.( M3 y; u- E# ` O: K# p4 T
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9 R, |. s& X5 P T3 j& q' F7 D+ i· He is a pig at parties.
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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& q1 ?% p, j$ ^0 j· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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y+ N! R1 L7 @: C5 M9 l' p5 d· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.6 \5 c& O& `- ?3 ^* K
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: F* b2 {' G% ~' c3 S8 X( j· Shut up or I will pop you.1 s! O9 v$ B6 |$ |0 {5 e9 D
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· buy
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· psyched up
/ y9 M5 o% e; O6 B( s3 r9 P· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· mentally ready
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· mentally ill
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· I am going to push off now.
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· lead
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· 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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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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2 l- J' G1 S x& V$ S; o+ h· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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3 `5 ^1 S* H+ X7 s( P· run down place
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; }* N; Z5 y) t9 M7 U) d0 Y* e6 ^· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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% k) w& W( S) }· got angry with him
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· rinky-dink
: i0 ]8 _, s" z+ ]# `8 B· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· inferior
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& N9 w; N; [2 j) S! U· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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0 p3 l! P, g8 y/ A& v; m· My sister has three rug rats.
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· talking too much
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.1 j/ s& }4 W9 }1 e9 F( Q
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; ~2 H$ e) p+ R8 v1 a; I. ?· sack
2 ^/ m% h4 d" ~" ]; F. p· When did you hit the sack last night?
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$ ]# f- w- X5 ^+ W( l" d· go to bed8 ?; f& z) }3 k9 |* L; _
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+ D/ k3 h/ g9 _, ^- h" n- W! Z% o· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.9 L* e- c+ R2 H9 Y8 N" E
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' Z6 D( ~4 ~6 t1 R· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
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· What a stupid schmuck.
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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; m7 ~ S2 y, B· waste time
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' Y7 y M; m5 r3 k) E! L# R) c! Y w· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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( l; O+ \- `, `+ v/ M! E, p1 E6 c· make a mistake6 W) \0 B1 O# e8 k& j4 @( d/ ]
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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# O" n* c9 |; Z; U, E1 z) `· shot
- |2 {3 g4 }0 L. ~3 O0 E· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.4 G; G" G( R! \7 d& L
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· The police threw them both in the slammer./ j' q+ i b) E* ~3 `
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8 a; r; N5 A" ^. F· jail
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· smashed
0 J8 n! V8 `/ F) b5 R S· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· My father is a smoke eater. F6 N$ f8 u! F$ W
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+ W3 S5 w/ S1 l5 M0 n2 r( O· fireman5 \! T h4 j- q' T2 i
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.9 M+ L1 j+ c2 e9 ?
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# ]8 ?; o# M3 E5 K& k' C· frightened
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· 18
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?8 Q- A* }/ x y
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2 n% v5 f8 Z* s& z1 @9 ]3 V· square
7 _. e2 I/ t: e: \· My father looks square in his jacket.# V+ y6 s- z' x
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# r- ~/ s( |! t7 I) ]! P- O· steamed up
3 ~- [* N; p+ {( V) k2 {· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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& @ H$ x, U7 X: p· angry
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4 B- ~4 L0 S" L; d· This whole operation stinks.! Y+ S4 B: v& j& L d
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4 i* d2 K1 Z) j! W2 X6 ]2 O7 N· is repulsive
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, v- M C; p) { V' {· straight2 F5 z) Y" Z; \+ K' p* `: F% A0 M/ L" f
· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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; ]* `" b' n0 ?7 v0 L8 I· honest
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.+ a9 Q" t3 U- D2 N
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· sucker
6 i8 [/ i; _* e' x4 I· Don't be a sucker.
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5 B; h r4 f2 j4 `3 ]2 {· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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* P l+ X8 m' W$ O, h {" O· leave
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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& M: h9 p6 }# v; _" f( R# l$ q0 w· cheated out of U# ]3 V+ k4 @; @6 e
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.! Y# H7 ~( ~3 r G. T
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) v# U, n( l6 N* q# Y4 T· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.& j5 k3 [7 ^* e+ f( U0 a
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5 c! S: {, P7 M5 y6 S* E· drive around; {5 N) M# U4 ~
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8 p- W' P7 G/ G, G8 j· totaled
, k+ F* A- u6 G) ?' ?8 p· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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+ ?1 L) _% j3 C' V! \ q· completely wrecked
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.0 v+ Z, ]$ y/ F7 L: ]% |
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3 d* A9 S; D h" s/ }' r8 d· happy and cheerful
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' A: W1 G. m" q/ k/ w· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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# T6 M+ a0 ?4 L· veg out
7 N7 f, n* F0 X" T/ T' B· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.1 t( z9 `- ]$ O0 F( S
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( y) e! M/ K/ [8 u7 r0 d) t1 f· relax and do nothing' z/ x/ I( D. g3 Y3 F
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* x7 c6 Q* J, K: H) _! D· wad
: R' _+ }7 z* J& K1 Z% L I· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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9 d2 Q& D' S) |- s/ U+ S· bundle of money _# e; [* U; G8 t$ W; g
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· waste
$ i+ m0 Y7 |2 b' T· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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: h7 D( v6 L' R! o1 z- ?2 M· kill& |1 \5 U, J- j5 W* h
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· wheels
: A+ n; C# y7 m2 M7 T9 s1 z V& _; L· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car
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7 [0 j2 a$ r2 j7 @4 y) l E4 B· whiz( \' B) y5 ~6 Y, ^ r# x
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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2 ^1 {+ i0 ]/ ~( _0 e; S; J· wired
6 {( k# [) I2 M· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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% B2 N# v1 U) K9 a· alert
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+ v j) p2 B1 b# Q2 |3 X· wussy
! G) N+ Z. c+ @( j2 K; B8 ]· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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$ n; ]& A& I" q6 X' \, x% f· weak person1 a" I8 \ X+ O n
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· yukky
$ r- [* v% d) a' T9 P" R· This food tastes yukky
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' q8 m6 f" J$ E& s4 {/ E, S· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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+ d$ L8 y7 a( s( Q5 v4 X* X· He knew zip about running the company.# f* X O4 z7 L) k0 }, x+ t: M% M
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2 r3 D0 l& p% u: ?( }· Nothing1 r& G6 D W% W" C7 r( t
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