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! V" |& z1 C D! }6 N4 g. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· mean
# W# e6 @+ ~: |· He plays a mean violin.
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+ w; s: `2 }; S" L· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer., j, p: D9 u4 B
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) K/ Q" N& \$ |5 o" w8 m* @" Z· He made megabucks when he sold his company.8 |5 d# L' p; [" P" U( |
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: _3 V$ C. l0 R% W5 P. D8 d2 e+ C1 y· a lot of money
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* p5 U6 H; z/ m3 i& U· knock( j5 Y" A6 J% h1 u
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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% E! Y" }5 B9 @4 S% K· mellow
, O& x6 c% w: u+ I& S% F& h3 f- u· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.* f* w- j% L$ E# r$ R) E- S: x
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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. o8 U5 ` n9 r6 G/ N! M) Q$ g· total collapse
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: t; A N* u" J+ n& D0 |5 k· 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.9 }$ C9 z" J% u" r. P3 _
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% U6 |* j% z$ T( O8 j- ]· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it.: q+ X- ]6 E1 R4 h7 s1 ~' R
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· nonesense
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/ N9 B, A8 ^. h2 P3 u· nark
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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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." y( @% D5 G3 P3 S% G8 O
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S1 [- F" c3 ]7 F· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· nuclear weapons
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5 z8 j9 [% _- d; z! w· I think that he is a nut., V5 k# G, h" v1 W. }
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· a place to live
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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; [. U$ ?& D8 {6 ]· party animal
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.+ p( d" h o" \ P( c
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0 B; x9 G" q" ?3 s$ l· celebrate
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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9 [ W5 d' o! x· I am not going to work for peanuts.6 c* J! C: Y) d& x3 L% p4 P' I
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, w, C# n/ Z$ O2 a) \( ~) y2 t· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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& C0 h6 Y9 v$ `) N· piece of cake
# u& p9 H* G* L; R& Z; H! e2 M- @/ q· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.: g, U% ^* j) s6 m. N9 y1 j
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· easy to do
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.' J8 M( F$ f! {
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· eat a lot or overeat
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) U# p; z5 Q5 r$ X· stop and go to the bathroom
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy
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· He is really a pro at his work.' l2 F; L, [" L, \" L2 G9 e' k
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· 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.
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$ x g7 }$ G' L: e g# S+ \· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.( M/ |) Z) H) \3 |* g
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; ~$ M# \4 Q S5 P! x: g· mentally ill
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- X4 |2 ?$ A) L) V3 z9 v, A· push off
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· I need to make a quick buck.+ ]3 f1 |* U1 t6 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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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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* J+ h) Q) Z* w3 W7 t· 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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· run down place
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+ w0 F- F0 U- h* x, t· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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( `9 [% P$ y8 ]- \· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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4 H" D$ z1 x! O. V· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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$ ?7 ?& f5 K2 [& W0 G! j+ S· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· takes up too much of the road
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· We have had a rough time this winter., \0 Y b( |, p C9 q% ?# }3 z% K- ~
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· My wife rules the house.
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# h5 X6 ^- c3 h# s4 d' K- Q6 ?· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed
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· scam& }6 e) V' ]0 D7 I$ _
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· scarf
! C$ |: ]4 o' t7 w2 V% f& H) M· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.2 W% {2 }% \, n) m( ^9 l
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. `5 [5 x1 }/ ?$ K( Q! \$ F9 M· ate quickly
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8 F0 z# s8 d- r· schmuck0 X, b, o# E4 x: M3 ~
· What a stupid schmuck.
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) ^: S; P: q" o+ r/ u! j· jerk% L1 z5 `0 x# c" M' l+ o3 r
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.* ]7 X2 ]0 _! [2 v+ m4 K
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· waste time' E: A" i, @0 u
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& C+ O& ^5 x$ [# g% @) X: i$ P· screw up# N7 x/ }8 M6 z1 z
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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/ l! Y& m& P/ {$ f, o( ?· make a mistake* X. b* t6 m x; i9 \* L, j
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; Z' |" ]9 j* B; K, C9 T· sharp
2 f$ x5 r1 }% t9 z, B9 Q b· He is very sharp with numbers6 _ o( p/ `* t3 j* k W
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" H3 s2 \% x3 Y% K· intelligent
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· shot
. Q1 N' U/ `# N! L8 w* d& _) u( f· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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& @+ {4 _, J5 Y· try0 ?8 ~6 |* D2 b+ g; F Q3 ]
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. [8 w1 `3 m- `: T· shot down8 X/ p9 |; @4 Z% P" ~( ~% M- J0 n8 j
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.# ]+ Q* f8 |5 e9 @
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1 N6 m( m. p# e7 o8 ~+ ]6 |· disagreed with% n0 y4 w# v1 D ~# t& {
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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+ \3 i$ @$ h% P0 x6 E0 m- i+ ^· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party./ F0 d6 V* S# Z# |
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
( }$ k6 A& k) {+ q, e: @7 |· My father is a smoke eater.0 r9 c6 |. z1 Z* r# y! s
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6 V& V, `1 N, t; q. U· fireman
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· split
. W9 p# ], m0 e- H6 V5 ]· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· spook
2 U8 \. c; D2 W- m5 G+ b· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened$ m0 M ^& X: q% R; W
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· spud
0 s5 S( \6 ]- N· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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; ]5 O# b4 r" v8 P4 Z· potatoes
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6 i6 @! R. C; W: o% s4 g1 {· square5 s7 ~5 i: Y6 N$ j# t$ t
· My father looks square in his jacket., b! Y9 Y1 {& l2 z) O5 F! g% a; a
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! Q% X' F: m7 J3 M7 `8 Z· old-fashioned! ]0 c' G5 k F
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* b% |8 J1 G/ ~2 T Q7 F; y; }· steamed up
. m( ^' [& B! X' l! j9 g· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.
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+ v( w, t; d; K" F; Y3 ]" {6 H7 a4 P· is repulsive
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· straight; [- a: ~! U) A( E
· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest
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' l# o' y/ W% e& Z( B· I am really stressed by all the recent world events., U7 ^1 d5 D# }) e8 l6 i
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3 Y/ c* c: b! b2 L· sucker
/ n5 b2 o6 A" [9 U3 h· Don't be a sucker.
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9 j# }0 o1 E$ ?# D· be deceived; n% g- O. Z1 R6 s, J$ s5 T
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· leave
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino., M/ ]4 K1 A7 q, A; j. K
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0 e& \$ R$ O0 I, [0 H· cheated out of
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· I have been taking care of business.
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" ]5 h7 V ` C( ]· doing what I have to do3 D4 S# Z) N% _ a
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· threads
: F6 L# M+ U0 y/ E1 G6 v· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes: \. t, A: j8 C
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4 _0 F3 F0 L9 P· tool around" E! l$ A+ b1 `7 W6 T
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.; k% I/ Z, r' W* c) r8 ^
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$ N# N8 @9 [4 Z% m0 }2 r t* n· drive around
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0 B3 r8 G' u' P) [· totaled3 p" z2 l; p) o2 l$ K2 i
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked
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1 {9 J2 u4 t$ I8 D4 @· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.( U, ?- Y: f2 ~" V B3 t2 A
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; ]: {+ U( _2 j- q0 m, P( ~· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs; a" q P X0 z" p$ j0 I9 ?
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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· veg out& F4 |8 z/ N( C+ N4 B
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· vibes
# `' d/ C0 D1 W· He really gives off good vibes.
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0 v, m0 E5 D4 U( \. ~) h% b· wad
7 d4 Z% q& h$ {) d; k· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money4 O8 L& r" m- D% R D0 k
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· waste
& `$ ]+ B f" F, h: o: }5 d· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill9 j b7 ?: \: q) r! A/ s, I+ A* Q
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· wheels
2 i) j: V( `/ f4 Z! T. `· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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/ T. a$ Q- D2 Y7 M. ]· car
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· whiz
) u {3 L4 z' K& J- n! v2 N· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· wired/ b5 d' ~1 S, o
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.3 N8 W J/ Q% ^+ P9 v; a% G7 G; U
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· alert; _0 p5 U% L% K0 C% G4 Q
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1 ~0 b& q9 y% Q, `# M6 N% C! [· wussy9 I% c3 g" W" M* g
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.& E% }3 x% q* N: v
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, i0 w, m7 w9 @0 d, q· weak person
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· yukky6 C. q$ C; _& M N
· This food tastes yukky
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a3 q- S* Y+ E1 w$ A9 i· bad
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5 a# U4 N% O+ F) [8 c· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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$ V2 W7 {4 E. Y/ B* O· zip
8 K5 t0 C& D1 _6 p, i {· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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