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3 H8 }1 l6 [8 s) v. t; L) ?· He plays a mean violin. s5 t9 o" i K1 H- h; J. @" L3 B
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2 N Y) }5 E: E1 z0 Y· mega# y: s+ y8 j8 a* N7 ?9 b
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· megabucks
3 u- ?/ O- D% r# e j l· He made megabucks when he sold his company.$ v, ?: G# k; p) R- T1 y( r
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· a lot of money: p) R3 {3 w9 ~
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.2 ]& `2 ~) ?5 M+ m9 [' y- L
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.; w/ b: I) \2 o
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9 m( L, w! V) ~! E6 Y4 ]· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.9 v. r1 X2 W' W/ [# B& w! _
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2 m0 u* v+ I; @$ k) x! V$ k$ I( m5 u· total collapse
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· mickey mouse5 ^. e: [7 Z3 k$ F3 f9 s7 A
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse./ u4 K* ^& \3 z: a3 w3 T( E
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.0 f( G5 d) ~9 b
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/ Y% K- O5 ^5 C, l( B* E) k+ l; S· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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6 a. J8 v7 O" b# D; X; B· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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5 b* ?5 I: |( u4 C }( B6 I· nip# b ?0 ?1 o- T) B, S% Z; i2 P
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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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· I think that he is a nut.9 z4 h* ^6 u8 n
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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: W6 w! @ l2 G6 B· pain in the neck
: }! s: s$ N; c( W4 \· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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2 | ], Z( _9 C. w· annoying
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6 ^1 Y2 V h1 x3 \" u7 I· party-hearty
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% S, M4 ~: A- j* w· Get your paws off of my body.
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) S% y7 ^( M. C' M: `/ T· peanuts
- L. P; a/ [: ?, q6 O$ f· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· pig out
# j! `3 T' _5 r6 \- `+ f* X· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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( O1 c9 v7 t( r+ @1 n· pit stop
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" j3 ?. q1 M1 X2 F· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.1 O( J0 u. l) h8 n( h k
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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+ x: f9 n F0 @- M; E· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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) M/ s' ~) i1 W+ F! x· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.6 F6 |9 x6 E5 {: h5 [
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- G4 Z( ~3 s) y5 a· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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7 e. F. _* ?& L- M; L· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· deception
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?1 c8 r$ ]* }* J U. L. p1 y
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· some easy money
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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.. e9 g& h5 u& x# `2 p O+ g ^
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. 4 {: f: \+ F8 |) D5 }- n7 q/ B4 O
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.3 f I- p& ~# h } R3 J8 L
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· talk about
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· got angry with him
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· funny
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· That driver is a road hog.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· with ice
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· We have had a rough time this winter.8 Q7 M6 _; X9 V! G
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3 z# J7 a" y' `7 _6 d; s. n3 E) q· My sister has three rug rats.
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· rule
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· lost interest or momentum; Y: O/ D' N! y2 E% j9 C$ ^
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8 z O: v. z, D$ D* b! ^* `: a· sack
6 y$ C# H( i3 g% H) T· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.1 Z% Z% t0 e+ T+ Q4 @( A
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( o' a- I2 i/ J. M: `· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.6 B* V9 \/ D( ]
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· ate quickly
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2 @7 z6 x( Y! V) S2 i# u. e· What a stupid schmuck.9 q5 h- E! o/ Y
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/ c) l# M9 O* @' Q· jerk
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" A" `0 ]& o" {& ?; b7 u% m· screw around @8 o, N: g: x1 _
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time2 m9 w. @* Y; K. t$ K! a9 C
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.* `( m4 x1 M6 |" F6 n3 j
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· make a mistake; E X+ [ l3 S# B4 j7 p3 j
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· He is very sharp with numbers' b/ Q; h. ~2 d" v% ?
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· intelligent
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, m8 z& a3 o. `& `! K( F$ Y· shot$ r% P6 }2 z. s/ D- F+ B& m9 {: s! {2 e
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! E7 D# @, M1 S, v. r$ H A& m2 F· try" G! E9 C$ t# D" t. @& A' I
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.% V4 p" l# u- T' S4 C
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· disagreed with
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· The police threw them both in the slammer." ]: X1 s0 ]- I b1 A* E" v
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1 F, R2 |* f. E$ `/ }# x· jail( k* [/ e1 @7 |
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$ C8 l t" r4 b. X· smashed* ]+ }3 u0 U3 l3 g7 _8 c
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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% g4 g2 t7 A' O7 H5 t9 R· smoke eater
2 v' {3 L9 `- z# q( l3 Y· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.' _$ w T# O: Z7 c# X. v
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· leave
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4 W* w+ U; r, a! F& i· spook
& W% l, C! t* I8 |" \/ _· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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· 18
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' {3 V; Y9 D. T6 u+ N+ f6 j· spud% V4 y* G9 }( p. T X- b
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?0 T M0 c. [8 G. t5 ~" z: p/ t
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· potatoes
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· square
6 j* l) s4 D) o0 [8 |· My father looks square in his jacket.
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6 X6 F1 K+ }# A# M· old-fashioned
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, y. i: Q w8 X0 A· steamed up
; S9 I% e; {. M) v4 g/ P/ L· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.) B. a/ w: |' e! R7 g7 b
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5 n! V% ?2 Z' Y9 h* P2 p5 z· angry
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1 Y) f4 ]" s- g' E· stink4 B7 ~+ d" S1 F2 w1 A! E- C9 K
· This whole operation stinks.
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E( ~" b* ?' |% {· is repulsive8 j# d/ y. W. H8 e% O6 F
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X8 s; ~# A- ?/ o1 n· straight7 }9 E$ [0 |( X1 d/ G' k
· I want you to give me a straight answer.. U& t5 ?! x! A$ @# @. q) s
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· honest$ w o3 O. \4 i% z' ^5 d0 W
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9 j2 u" V' }4 ^6 {* d: J· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.) Y0 ?; _6 Y) s( b
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· upset
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3 I& e% u5 R7 P, Z0 S· sucker
4 G( e8 d1 O1 K+ h% i· Don't be a sucker.
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- x. A8 A% H0 K; ]1 L· be deceived0 f) s) t/ v2 Q& q0 W! c
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· take a hike
1 x& G9 p9 ^3 [4 b* s3 O9 ?) {1 ]· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike. B! A @1 Z9 ^! v/ s6 n' _
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3 {3 L- T( M2 w3 r· leave
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3 F4 `& f7 S4 V8 C7 `" Q· taken
8 G0 \" {) Y t) B& n· He was taken for all his money at the casino.) N# r: c; K2 y4 t5 ]# A
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9 _3 w$ r" r# Q. k% ^( ^! z3 [· cheated out of
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· taking care of business6 }# {8 t+ Z- k+ ?! H
· I have been taking care of business.2 |8 s1 ]' _/ Q
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: i5 L4 f6 Z% }6 p' Y8 u/ ?$ q6 O2 h/ {· doing what I have to do
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7 n' { Q& b) W: C# d+ s· threads
. z) m+ Z' A1 }2 u$ f· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.% \1 \1 p9 X" k1 I
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· tool around
7 r# R( `8 B, t" N· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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) s u. [! f( o8 Q· drive around) i R+ c2 H' f/ P+ o6 d) S. l
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· totaled( N M" Q8 D6 _ K7 j$ J
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.7 I5 a2 ^! w" F/ z6 Y
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· completely wrecked* f# \& \- M# c: n! f
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. N) N+ P; f! a- K, ?: j6 n· up
: S1 E! R |/ R% f' g9 ]7 K· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs Z; K* E4 H3 V
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.4 R, U; V6 b. x$ X+ z% J R9 g/ Y
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4 \* O; Z& a& X" D· available.
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9 d4 Y5 r7 Z! M· veg out
. t+ h$ S6 H3 [· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.) U" u9 f6 I/ X) I: ?8 J
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1 }; X- H b" ]. c% c0 Y, f· relax and do nothing- [) c9 T" B4 U: N ]0 A
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· vibes
3 W, [( d9 J& @3 y· He really gives off good vibes.
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( @, A3 H6 w0 k, p9 b0 }· feelings# i7 C' z% C! z/ ] V% A) x% K$ K
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.6 D. p9 E( R% M
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· bundle of money) E2 {, a. H0 i6 ^
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· waste
! T# u" h& f+ j2 B· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.# a" u4 L. m0 S/ L9 x
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· kill% }6 p0 u- Z% N0 Z& p
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.! T3 m" F: {8 j x4 [" s+ j, N
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· car1 g% C5 O5 g* c# T" Y
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· whiz( |7 V( H/ ?- l
· He is a whiz at the computer.' U2 E6 [5 a) v& ]! E W
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+ e# o/ g/ Q- k: Q5 \- D· talented person
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· wired' |* q! g9 C, P! D7 E
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.7 k& x+ x8 u. M& x# t
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· alert
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· wussy
! P$ R* u* T8 p! X· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.- b7 d- [' V( ~! C
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· weak person) w4 e1 @, b0 _$ I2 F3 v6 S
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· yukky
, N9 m/ z7 M! S0 o5 l) ]! L7 X· This food tastes yukky
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( `) ]; B2 C8 t3 s. ?3 d/ v· bad: r/ D0 E, q7 v |! [$ W7 E
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7 J X$ w* ?! t# O# S· zapped
3 u P$ m# `9 ~· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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/ V; `3 b$ k3 U W) q· exhausted
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· zip
$ V3 V: W3 C% H· He knew zip about running the company.
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4 [- c1 k- A" U- T! q. m5 T· Nothing9 _) h8 w2 r4 z4 M, R
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