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- e2 P7 D& b W. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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% g' O3 z. z O$ B! Q· He plays a mean violin.3 {" `0 [+ g' E
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0 O- A& n0 s' S8 t, G; y9 g· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.. z$ N; j7 g" O/ P4 [0 Y
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· a lot of money
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4 ^, f8 K4 K7 M0 u1 [· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.7 b0 S* Y! \" l
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· calm down and relax
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8 F* D! ?; p$ @. ~· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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: n% b o- Q1 U9 l% ^, \# P· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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0 h$ x7 j; ~5 {% m) G· nonsense and a waste of time
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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4 y: e/ x) e- }* J: ^5 [· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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% X6 L! x T$ E7 F· nick
7 D" x8 `9 V' n· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.2 ~3 y- n$ D" m0 h0 g. q: w9 s
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· 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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: \0 A- v5 Z4 t% @# _· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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/ E2 b7 x' H9 A· 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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· bureaucratic office workers
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( s; n( P G! s· I am not going to work for peanuts.9 H1 R" W8 e$ J; B' W5 M* Z# \9 ~
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0 ^* h* j" {( S& z% s· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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( z, T/ ]- p$ ~1 G1 k& @+ y· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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( a4 h3 U6 l* e; v· Shut up or I will pop you.
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+ d0 r) }/ ~) b% n· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?: f, U' Z* Z$ _
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) S3 {4 g Z2 ^' }· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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7 O+ ^: f" ?2 r· I feel like I am going to puke.& f. j! a ~/ k$ o
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· I am going to push off now.
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· I need to make a quick buck.
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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6 _- t+ y3 }, G, K· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.5 F3 U |+ p! V: ~9 T
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* Z% J5 b5 f3 n) @· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle
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1 x# Y# y' }. f· 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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! N3 f$ p, b$ N2 n3 z- t& t- n· schmuck
* I9 A/ U+ N8 e. N7 N* m0 V! g· What a stupid schmuck.
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5 T V& a8 g" t3 G2 Q8 x, h· screw up
. I o9 H% L$ D/ n9 V· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.! m2 L. S5 ^& y8 P% B
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* |% z+ U/ p* z* ]· jail
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% G+ i8 [5 _# L1 F' K# p! {· smashed
- n6 X6 S. P# A% _, D4 d2 h· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.* \( k) D. J( Y% F* v" N
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3 H1 G1 y z, Z% o# b1 f7 O· My father is a smoke eater.! C" Q4 O( u4 R7 N. P3 z! c( K' N
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- u* c# t. U z7 Z+ k· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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5 x0 H+ c" ?+ B# R. |+ ]· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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5 ^, R0 J# C' d! w6 V! G· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· My father looks square in his jacket.; O- G4 F9 e! ~. f) L" k. B" E2 m
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· steamed up
) H: t' _/ z4 w! z. W% \( }· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.! {$ i' `7 E3 W/ c9 b
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/ v* g9 n! ^" A' I. P· This whole operation stinks.4 r' b% D# _; f
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· straight
5 u; z, N& q9 `; y3 A+ U2 B- p9 ^· I want you to give me a straight answer.1 C+ h* a+ t/ |" _5 d: E
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; l) U* ]7 q0 N7 P. Q4 J& V· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· Don't be a sucker.
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- q8 h0 r7 a1 W9 _8 D· be deceived
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% ?8 z# s0 B+ C· leave
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1 s( N6 J4 {' V' `. \2 \+ |: Q· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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, K/ v' t. T" B! n2 Y· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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% N5 p$ t; D9 q) P z· drive around
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, D, a2 J1 u# _( p· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.( s& U9 I3 Z3 ?: L4 U
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0 h' I5 \, x3 n& ^6 ~" @· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.7 v# u! H& o$ T; Z7 p' Z
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( Q& M' l5 I7 Q· happy and cheerful
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· 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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" P3 d5 P* ^6 D! v; _( t· waste
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· 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 N3 t$ G! H. A* u· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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4 N1 f, n* r- ^" \ `% T O· wired. K9 g+ m ?& M* ?
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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2 X6 a! x ^( l) E; m6 m· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· 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.8 `* V( Q3 ?: {
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