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! F* i: @0 O4 f. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.- [6 n( R H: v% O c
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· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on- i% R2 Z5 o3 C' K( N# Z% w. ]$ N
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8 q s1 V, q1 u5 f2 q6 K; t( R& n* n· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.) P/ {! i2 q) l
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2 s ]1 z1 S4 ]" I, m· megabucks5 X% v) ]% f' B7 T# I3 }
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.0 E5 F& G* c. K4 `# f
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· a lot of money, `$ z' o3 |8 B0 m- _ U" R1 u
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4 y9 h# n; h0 f. s: ~* m3 }9 D· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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2 _0 ~8 y% x! a: O/ L& w· calm down and relax
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.0 W# y' ]# _% T0 Y
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· mickey mouse
$ i; a- i! |; J: A: H$ M* Z· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.& f% ~5 w; l; V4 U$ ?/ m
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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) B; q+ }$ [8 X9 L! w6 T9 k· That is total mush and you know it.
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· nonesense
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+ j7 K$ u9 ?5 w1 [3 {4 Z8 A· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.. ?+ O- f4 B0 D$ U8 l6 d
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; ~( S' |* s3 _5 p2 ?· nick
/ X( E5 Z( c* h/ [· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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9 y* g7 M4 R) f& [· nip
2 M0 y) F' w# R6 j8 i. f· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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; [: j! F- C9 o z- |8 Q· a quick drink
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.4 E& z7 g& T+ W$ r# E7 }0 l
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· heat up in the microwave
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8 o) e8 O1 Q; S8 d· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.
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6 f0 T$ J* R. F6 `" ?7 ~# D& n# s· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.8 ~8 G- ?: q$ o" B. z( m, C4 [
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· annoying
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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: \2 R! J9 S7 | p$ i· bureaucratic office workers
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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+ o: n9 m% c( j! W8 J· Get your paws off of my body.
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6 ?% Y \' ^( O# z/ u· peanuts
' E( y4 h' X! G: L( w· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money
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9 u! e. _6 \# s' h6 G$ y· pickled
o0 \9 z1 s( X R" K· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· intoxicated
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' A' n9 t; ]; G4 W! N% V% H: r· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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* W; _1 u& {( J6 }· stop and go to the bathroom
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend." n, P% y& Z" `) A' f, Z* E ^
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.( t* d6 Q7 _$ ?5 p# G' u
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8 c# \6 h0 B5 X- T· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.- A7 s& w6 p$ D9 C4 R1 O- }9 q4 h
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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: {. w3 J8 |( |- m3 f" F· mentally ill
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* O$ K g; C% L1 d· I feel like I am going to puke.7 i% }, W, P1 b
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.& V, w* n q7 e% o; V1 F
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. l3 s6 @9 b/ k5 o d· some easy money
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.4 T2 L6 z: v' @' i5 }. s7 q4 v
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+ q7 d: L a% |. k* A) M4 }· 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. 8 t9 g1 u! L' P" t6 A+ o
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9 t# G, e" c4 s l. v1 t% o· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· 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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· new
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( o8 p y. {! K7 H· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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( o' O6 N) f6 t* w· repossess
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' o$ j3 L [3 N6 g+ [· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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; f8 n# L" t3 v: d; a/ Q# h3 j· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· That driver is a road hog.
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· takes up too much of the road
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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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· My sister has three rug rats.
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· children
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· My wife rules the house.
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· talking too much
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+ t/ T) Z" v9 c8 E· run out of gas/ ~) y" s+ b1 A$ x; G$ r* G3 {
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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4 @0 Q1 f3 M2 g: W3 f· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.) R/ P3 W& Q: b ^' q1 a6 s
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0 X2 u! w% a' Q) S( \' A$ M" Y· swindle0 ]: g: l1 n9 j" X7 ]
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" h( A& n( A0 F# C1 j! l+ u& v# P· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.) S1 [7 c. q$ U3 q5 |; @6 m; }
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3 ^" }3 j1 @1 O4 i$ \* n/ I# i0 b· ate quickly- P* K( S$ |! Y! P5 d+ r
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7 X7 F& O# ?/ r- ]) J! S8 S4 y· What a stupid schmuck.
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) D6 \9 P Y: P" @0 Z/ Z· 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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8 b$ Y, ` ?( ^! `! h6 n· waste time
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! q$ j1 J( C, P' ]; Y· screw up: @# h; }! P: B6 h. t3 O# [$ I
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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* X$ n/ r$ H4 }! M& U6 F· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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5 c7 R* { f5 z) O# x· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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2 T9 k* @* d1 g& [6 X· 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.
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2 Q0 h# U5 I; W· jail
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· smashed
2 p# K5 n8 X: s3 @# D; Y' G· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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; [2 D# X( ?" l0 v6 Q' K· My father is a smoke eater.' O* c3 N: Z% t! L O
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5 ^" Z+ t. e4 y% D V' u4 y7 J% Q- Y. l· fireman2 M- G1 [$ q8 L" [; k" o. e( q2 ~
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.! W$ }5 | q" B
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" `1 ~% |, X& A0 ~· leave. N, K' D- |' u3 {7 l Y# \
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.4 o: G* t& h/ [2 ?$ S
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?, s, d, s! E# L! A0 a6 j5 C( ^0 B ?! Y
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· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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. [, ?4 d! N( V* `& [· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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5 f- @- L( p. }1 N2 B· is repulsive
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5 a3 N7 b; U6 C· honest
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+ E. q. u4 j( ^( }9 d· stressed
* h4 N/ l; P1 q/ Y2 m6 k5 L· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset
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* r c K, G# O4 ?0 ?3 n· be deceived
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. R( i2 B1 ~6 X$ p· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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1 }- Z l' n" k9 ?" h0 p· leave
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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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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4 C4 m7 t! ~' I/ Z+ Z( Q! ]6 J0 N· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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+ ?+ C) m* |. _- k, B' ^8 \· drive around( g9 t, B2 p# Z0 H
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4 o K- N3 K& I' O) D) B) L1 U· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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' K: ^+ O/ F- P· completely wrecked- ~# H" [5 o4 ~
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6 X$ U- i) m: K6 D g· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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( U; S! Y% b- W% b/ Q2 N· happy and cheerful9 I& x! U3 ^5 S: x
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.9 j0 y+ D ^4 h( W2 Z X8 [
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' L- D) l; A5 \0 ], f" [! u) x1 {: Q· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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. ]) U( L7 o0 i n# R· feelings
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! I. ]0 u/ S4 l- H9 `) A% w· wad
: ` l- m. A: T5 N! \+ p9 g· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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6 s" v) T% k+ c# _· bundle of money
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· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.8 J* f% G/ [! [* E' ]
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· kill
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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9 c7 F5 J ?5 k: U7 B' G· wired
5 x: Q5 k6 k7 A· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.7 g6 w1 c- ?* y0 B4 c
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8 p9 w$ i0 S8 M. p; s0 b7 ^· alert
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.' E9 p0 H' A; `' X0 k7 ]# L( P" f7 a
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· weak person
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- p$ K/ t2 l# \* Q) w· This food tastes yukky2 Q; m4 w% G' [, D1 n
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& i/ g L8 D/ Y· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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