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3 v( `6 h, d; i$ E. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.
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· a lot of money
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9 q) @" ^) o* ~6 w. J· knock
9 c( e. d$ n6 |5 Z& X! V, h5 J· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.9 A" I! P+ ]" J9 h$ \1 a( N
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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1 C( R7 p/ d" y' ^) i# N! w/ s· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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. G2 I1 @/ S- m. W$ L4 d+ d· total collapse
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0 Z& W) x- s% F( Y+ k% t· mickey mouse
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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· move on someone
' T7 u+ K6 a" t4 G5 t· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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* \/ Z9 b; R4 C: d4 F; r8 q· That is total mush and you know it.
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( a- p; d) Q( c( q. z8 m" U· nonesense
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# }& {# ]* ~4 [' ]1 V9 W· 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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- v2 H& ^1 @+ j* a· nip
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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0 B8 A+ H. @, U& N· I think that he is a nut.
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) h! C' R) G. T' C, {- b; Q7 I· crazy person" Z) b$ P6 K4 F1 x& e V+ I
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· pain in the neck
6 U+ g2 F2 ~: W. l2 z/ t· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.8 S: y$ @9 P5 B
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· party-hearty
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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( W. B3 Y6 _1 D! Y% l5 h1 @" K3 w· He is a pig at parties.4 ~; s$ w% C+ y1 e
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9 H: D) b- T3 _: q, S* S7 q/ [· eat a lot or overeat
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2 o ~6 v/ s- P& N1 x, T0 h/ B· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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8 S& P, W O: h" i- I1 O· pooped out
! P+ _8 r ~2 O* y8 I. A5 _· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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% H& V( x6 N. V8 x1 q· Shut up or I will pop you.
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4 i M: n: b! O: p" E· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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/ a9 q8 U: a9 H# K' I- Q' I· deception
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4 U8 \2 C9 j! H' U# } D* u' Q% w· I need to make a quick buck.
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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% e6 K( a) @& A+ h3 V2 Z· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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& `8 G8 g2 e4 k' k/ |: o· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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: C) ]4 t; J$ G, H3 i· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· got angry with him
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2 X4 [$ R5 Z6 l q1 b· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· inferior
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· takes up too much of the road
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· talking too much
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· lost interest or momentum7 U% {. t7 l: X# v1 u# q. ~
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· sack
. v! @- C5 E# ~· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.! e4 v: P% f7 Z- K) W
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" @0 `! f6 A- z& U; Q· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate./ D+ ]$ S' O* t& J
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· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.6 l$ j5 b4 ~* _+ h
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· make a mistake& V$ |/ S. j4 X; Y: [; n4 Y! U
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· He is very sharp with numbers: T; ]5 d" l7 D# R9 M' S
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# ?6 U8 m, ~; [4 T5 ]· intelligent
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! @# t: w+ f, ]4 Z5 r· I'll give the puzzle another shot.5 k5 E7 `4 r+ l1 g. E
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· try
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; P8 ~( {' ^: Q+ {· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.+ w7 \5 H7 T, y+ C( F
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: g: g/ _+ a9 t' A7 t6 \7 [! R· disagreed with7 X, b. q0 s% K& K" I
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" W( h* y l% a* h· The police threw them both in the slammer.2 I1 w8 G" S. A0 F) h
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· jail* j- c9 }0 ]1 q+ x8 z) j
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: c v+ T# y' ^4 t g· smashed
7 p1 B! ^( l( x/ [· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.5 a/ j1 H- B+ k' b G) W6 ~0 g
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U' c) z) C' X5 J4 s2 n4 _· intoxicated
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l6 i. \2 \$ R2 k7 X· smoke eater
# B( \+ ?3 h6 Q1 X' L: U8 n· My father is a smoke eater.; c) X5 l: H- l Y
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· fireman
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· split
" B k" K$ Y0 s· It is time to split and go see the movie.+ z* P" _9 S, n
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· spook
( H( R* T8 M7 b% O# N· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves./ f% B" H3 z3 f. M( T# T: g
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· frightened9 c( }' g5 M8 J0 V- d) C0 i
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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% ]( l/ ?2 n8 q3 k· potatoes
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. v4 [' @ ^ ^, O· My father looks square in his jacket.
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* T5 ?. S4 g4 n6 W· old-fashioned
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+ w* v' \) Q6 v& L) R+ Y6 F' s· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.# ^- c7 t' _9 _5 a- n! M
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- a, c2 M+ b+ R5 X! e· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.
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· is repulsive
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( l6 `: L$ _2 l+ v/ ^& H X· honest
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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5 g8 y }0 Y; w3 g2 y) b. g· sucker7 y0 P$ E; z5 `1 C# Q
· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived3 p- h6 u1 U4 r7 D1 R! m# j: L8 _
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.* t% z" W# S8 R! ^
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· leave6 ~7 j7 x1 P V, y
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.4 u5 j) O# ^/ Y
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· cheated out of# L E2 p9 F" d2 E( p' E& p9 l
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* I& \# ^' b w$ v; h8 u. a* ^* l· taking care of business
+ N9 c- y. m' {" J0 X- g· I have been taking care of business.4 E9 ^$ f- t+ K, e, h+ q4 b& g
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- j+ c! @& _/ T+ w! \· doing what I have to do% y5 G3 _0 X8 b
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· clothes
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· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· totaled
9 ?! ~7 e! D0 a: w( ]/ b( E3 s· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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# Y- ~; i6 D, ~8 x, v6 D· completely wrecked
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· 19
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: J! D- Y( A. R· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.) K: i1 ^6 i, E$ `9 i
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6 B2 [1 ?9 ~/ F! z0 ~) `$ V; m· happy and cheerful
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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; H& V# G) y3 v1 @( F& G· veg out
7 F; i, o" x* L& U2 M: ~· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening. V j" h! i$ B- k C
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% C8 Z _ [* H1 Q2 d· relax and do nothing
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) `6 Y6 ]3 ~2 O- x· He really gives off good vibes.
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* u* u6 _, n, D# G! ^/ S0 v/ s3 N) N# ~· wad
+ W: B1 q, D! X+ ]5 a· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money! U6 E" C1 J3 r1 m8 Y
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) [/ S8 a6 `; G4 m0 N3 N* M! Q· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.; D+ a, x& ?0 P6 p
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8 J. c7 E4 w; W9 n9 x+ {· kill
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$ o& \9 z9 f* B& z* ~· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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5 X6 {* ?, }' r5 |, v( y+ x( c. D· He is a whiz at the computer.' Z$ o; g2 \$ J, i9 i0 L
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· talented person
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) d$ |* e7 q" f· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.- ]! V" a7 S+ @4 h# s5 e7 n E1 {* U
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. z% _( H; |( d' `. r7 {) }· alert
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! ~. c8 I9 K% j/ `7 u· wussy
2 h1 M( O& L) I) v) B: q4 k6 Z3 c4 M· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.3 p8 \# y/ u$ ?% a8 b
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- s* o* s; D% y3 ?: S8 d: V8 |· weak person
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3 O0 V7 z: \& P· yukky/ {6 A8 G, [$ v1 S3 L0 Q* x1 d
· This food tastes yukky( x( m7 d r+ |* q* k) P
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* ^9 `- ^! X9 K, R- ^% N· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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· He knew zip about running the company./ R' ]! a4 U2 m/ l4 s& r' H
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