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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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· a lot of money
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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1 u7 g+ @- p) F: u2 i· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I./ B6 W6 [& ~$ I& U, J
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· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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2 l! b: n- } I# D4 d· pick up and seduce
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8 f. ] S" Q$ D8 |· That is total mush and you know it.1 U& Z- n1 S4 O1 C+ U/ O+ q& R
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· nonesense
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1 s( A2 p5 C4 p: _, ^· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· nick
0 }% I1 \& p4 ~7 Y; r% ^· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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2 U$ k D+ p6 ~# ^! x, z· nip" N5 z; x4 j: N* D- Z& X7 X) X
· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· no sweat
% f( }' o7 }/ E; Q7 U7 e3 \· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.% b: ~0 v% a# y8 F v- T+ @* `
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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* B4 B( p- R2 p' s· nuts9 B: f; G3 T& ~9 w0 F" D
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.4 U2 n+ b$ S9 |/ \/ e6 n, H
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· a place to live
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.9 U6 i6 U5 u+ l1 K7 r& X
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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* P0 g9 J) g* {$ j7 M$ N· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake., b- b$ W5 @! O/ G
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6 k& s+ @* A* |: k) m! P5 g/ c· He is a pig at parties.
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% ^+ y o! p/ m# [· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.& t% \" U0 R/ Q* Y# O
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# ~ |6 e# Y8 A% k3 \, k, |· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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8 O) [% s2 I0 \# `· pooped out
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· quit
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· pop for something
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· buy
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, G6 v5 v6 h7 Q, N: \- ~( r· He is really a pro at his work.
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· professional
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" l$ P! H+ s" O2 k· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.# Q4 Z( ?! s' r" j/ g( M
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S! i3 ~' \8 H' R1 D7 C: C· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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; \: E* y& u& }, T% y# Z* |5 K· mentally ill
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· I am going to push off now.
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· leave
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3 z8 M3 p8 b. \& K/ [4 ], _% O# e! Z· put the moves on
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· I need to make a quick buck.
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7 e' K9 O5 u- d· some easy money/ R" A9 N$ [7 Y* P) t
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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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1 i3 P/ q/ \. H) L0 q· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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1 S( F: ^" E" T: m' @· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. 3 J! | R% z& v* @ w [1 l' h8 ?1 K
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· run down place
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1 d& ^: ~$ ?7 }0 A· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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, E3 o& u1 \: @& s· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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5 i2 B5 H7 h0 M! f9 h4 i· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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: [7 F, `; n V [· The comedy program was a real riot.
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* j9 [( f$ U8 R3 K2 j+ L· funny
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+ e4 r3 V3 y: b5 h4 C- H· with ice
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6 E& K! U$ U" x4 z! y' G' v) G· We have had a rough time this winter.
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+ ^( i' G# m' ~5 w3 ?; Y· hard time# H7 ?: P/ k1 q. ^
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: o, ?3 F! Z3 k U· Is that a rug on his head?
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· dominates
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· talking too much
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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0 _' n8 a' h" B1 ~· go to bed
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0 b. m- Z& |* @, z$ C/ w* F% ]· scam
' y( k, W& e: n# j. g% `· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· schmuck
9 a8 E- w! k8 {/ C9 d' D· What a stupid schmuck., x# [9 i- n2 k! Q6 ~8 {" K
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0 S6 w* B P! c· jerk0 d1 E( c$ B6 W0 H7 k, O. l1 x' H8 q
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0 L- F& j3 M c· screw around
; Z, ^" R- ]6 ]· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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3 V% g, B+ U% ~· screw up9 L$ R( z' W$ x" @5 I
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.; z: @* ~, e5 b3 \9 g9 D
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· shot down
" Y% w: y, c. q/ X· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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8 A/ Z. |, x+ ^· disagreed with6 {7 C" V. d+ l# m( a- M& O
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4 [6 g/ @( Q$ R5 S0 D1 A; s( g. Y· slammer! D6 g; u6 n7 {' l) Y
· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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& \2 C! w0 V& D: L! ?- A. }· smoke eater8 j$ o9 y8 N! I
· My father is a smoke eater." e) O; M; f+ j7 v
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+ F1 h# n5 O' t· split ] D: y! e( t% U
· It is time to split and go see the movie.; _ R9 |+ l$ A; c
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/ G3 y/ p. P) x( u m· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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! ^/ N1 S' K& N J* y( P5 F· spud
, G# a4 B/ Y; B g· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?# A/ v" x0 H6 z8 V8 x C
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( {6 `9 ~/ q8 s2 {· potatoes
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· My father looks square in his jacket.
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8 U0 H) r" j' g· old-fashioned
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* \" V. Z4 h, ]" r% J· steamed up, ~; r. n, R D! N; e8 P
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry/ K9 h$ w3 q8 ?( |. _% ~+ X9 g
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* P7 x, z! e& X7 g6 _# h· stink
9 b" l2 j1 ~+ y; f4 t6 ?0 j/ T1 g9 I· This whole operation stinks.8 {& R8 a5 B& |- ~
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|; z s2 m* v# N! w4 ^9 y9 W· straight; {1 }4 ]4 Y' V/ y& s
· I want you to give me a straight answer. J1 T* s# k% H% u
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset, S: W; ~: G7 Z: L6 S4 l
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· sucker
1 s. x. n# ~% l( H/ g% _# M) C1 v· Don't be a sucker.& n" L5 G' x. Y+ o% b
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· be deceived
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· take a hike
- V5 M8 _0 P, S5 k* c· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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5 Y& C0 `5 }" W9 I7 }4 `% Z· taken, y' M" R- i* h m! G
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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) L2 }1 {% B* D· cheated out of1 C& ]* X8 J/ c g- Q
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· taking care of business% ~$ V+ i: _% M& Q2 E. B m' A
· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do' i9 x9 S& ^; a+ [
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9 I3 B0 N5 h6 C8 [# H· threads
$ M: a* }5 s& ~/ k% G, ^: p· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.0 u) s3 ]/ T% h$ c4 d+ c
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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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1 f5 H* F7 J; U4 n8 L3 y· drive around
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· totaled2 }: W4 G" k6 [2 h* p! P* q3 Q
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked
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· 19
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs." D: ?9 s- u- |7 t
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· available.
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3 Q- g1 o0 g' L# e% \2 r: }· veg out
5 N8 r. S% V! Q2 g5 Y8 ~# W1 G4 c· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing, o4 V( o; S2 b. }
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% q/ i* P/ U) Z( \; k8 X/ C: ?· vibes
/ a# k! r/ v: _9 v9 V) d7 h· He really gives off good vibes.
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& c/ N% e" v3 c2 q8 h* w# {, J· feelings: J7 t/ _% Z" _& A) P
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city. G6 u3 g: `$ n' v" ]" x( B
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· bundle of money: y; x) y+ K$ E. O
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· waste
" d) H, Y+ r8 b$ h4 [& x1 U9 Z· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill) r1 X9 n7 n0 |. w/ F$ I
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.# o1 ]' ~6 N8 ` q4 x
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· whiz
r- j9 G: [; R9 d- W· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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& t& W. U" _+ Y· wired
) z6 `' Q: m+ i) v/ u· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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+ A4 O; s0 ~+ A' ~· yukky- w1 o- R0 h& r) a1 I3 }- h: [
· This food tastes yukky3 U$ @' f* I$ ~
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· bad( r( J# V6 c3 O6 l# B# q$ Y! K
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· zip
D: x8 f6 v5 n· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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