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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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9 T: b" j7 s, ?! S( n· He plays a mean violin.( R. k( f/ S9 L& I; ~, Y+ b9 Q
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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- Z P H) h! M. g5 e. p! z· a lot of money& n1 o+ C2 j6 |* `- d/ |; {* c8 N0 d
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: _* i' F# d8 D M* i1 V· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.4 m7 @% I" r- s$ Y- M2 G" }# E
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· total collapse
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0 K9 S% c/ E0 b9 s8 a4 ]· mickey mouse
- \- {5 T1 M% ]. G% }' I: e5 o3 U4 {· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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) k0 i3 a' R" Z; K/ R· That is total mush and you know it.
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O# W7 [* z, j/ p2 @5 r. v7 [! o· That was a neat idea that you had.0 x% p8 S' U3 m5 t7 C& v4 [* _! d
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" p5 y w- ?; v) H· a quick drink
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* x) O1 g) M& j# o! [) s# q9 s- W+ i· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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% P0 o$ C. N2 O' c$ Q3 b0 g· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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3 G* w! G6 a6 g" }· heat up in the microwave
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+ T/ P5 [+ j1 b: x· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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0 A9 C9 S) Y8 p! W" \· a place to live
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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1 O: n3 v) l4 M' \+ }· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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Z# ]" x1 Q) [+ s8 U· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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3 u3 L4 F$ X0 p9 g· plastered
. T! M( A" F" c1 Z· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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3 Z, ^% o5 p% f· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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2 _9 P0 G4 q- X) K· I am going to push off now.1 O/ @5 k& d4 J% n5 p, o0 y6 s0 D
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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3 z- {# s1 ~4 V4 O· 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 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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+ t1 i5 i2 f( f· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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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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) u% [) r! w& D! s0 k· Your idea is really red hot.
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, c) V% l# c+ }* J& o! k/ {· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· That driver is a road hog.
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2 p- z' {4 @9 r. F, [. o· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· When did you hit the sack last night?6 y- A3 D: O7 s0 g9 P3 ~& J Q
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· scam
, S9 [- T& P% P6 D· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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% I/ {. A2 ^$ a7 r% a$ X9 R+ m7 d· swindle
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· 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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· What a stupid schmuck.
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· screw around
! u: q* j5 A) F, a; G· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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$ _2 F+ }- A$ p8 m2 I· waste time
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* N8 T6 M4 t! A! C: o· screw up
F& k! h# @4 f4 K; H" y· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· He is very sharp with numbers# w7 w) U2 F( f& S+ n* m, q
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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2 T" O6 u2 a/ J B4 f· shot down
7 n3 E- d. x: d· 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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· smashed
: B$ ^% E" v, m2 E7 V0 Q/ V; i· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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7 ^! g4 w- o: c3 p2 T# F* I% A· intoxicated
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! c# u8 n5 S* p9 h- w% T· smoke eater
& i Z2 O; X0 S! g2 }/ r' w· My father is a smoke eater.0 }: l' |: W' R
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/ r3 j: R# |( c/ t· fireman
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· split
8 D# ]2 q9 C% B· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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* g/ _. t8 p" p$ f9 o: J+ C· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· spud
0 ~6 f7 R9 w# G! c4 X; q· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?1 y8 [/ V# n: }7 H
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· potatoes7 T: @6 Z! C6 F+ g2 I7 y
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· square
) r+ M z, Z8 K0 ^3 _! v7 O· My father looks square in his jacket.
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0 \) A7 h$ `, \- I· old-fashioned
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· 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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· honest
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· sucker
0 T; n6 E+ K. ^; R· Don't be a sucker./ P- S7 r* z9 a/ Q
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· take a hike
* X8 w3 f# P/ N" o" |2 I+ w· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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6 }- p9 u( M4 `5 l; e. C* `7 n· leave
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of
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! @! X2 J! p+ P8 X3 q) a8 W· doing what I have to do
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! ~' k/ S& O# L) Y! B· threads
: Z5 _$ w: l& P. \9 [/ S- D+ d. v· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes9 J" H6 L6 B4 q7 c; X9 }3 C) O2 R
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· tool around5 h0 z: s& W- z5 z3 ~5 \4 Q" j
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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G$ D9 \' ~4 s; ?% v; W1 R· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· up for grabs
9 o# l6 {+ b' M1 V& P" b8 L· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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· veg out
8 X1 m: m; s6 ^- H0 u- H+ f; {+ c9 t· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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" i3 p3 m; s+ P· relax and do nothing$ t+ Q0 u! z2 c8 y/ w( p
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· He really gives off good vibes.% O3 u/ G( k* N, F9 a# P
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· wad
: V% W+ ] _+ L. `" o$ ?9 F _· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· waste
$ r" z" `/ @+ D0 }5 G· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.+ _+ X3 j1 Z& P5 u
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· kill
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6 S' @$ s5 O V- T8 t. ?· wheels
# l% N* }+ B3 Z5 R0 x3 g· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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! A$ x9 ~& W! {4 W· car
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4 E% r' z' N) Y# _) ~+ H· whiz
' V2 f r- ]5 S2 w· He is a whiz at the computer.
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6 p- k& e7 a* @2 J7 P8 _· talented person
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.; D3 F0 G4 M5 l1 O+ a0 V9 }
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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% b4 X8 r2 _/ Z8 p& @* X3 }· weak person7 n0 c% E) E/ ?7 V1 I, U
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· yukky
: w0 g$ F7 E1 w4 H, U7 j/ D5 E· This food tastes yukky
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$ b/ o9 q" O$ w# @· I am too zapped to help you right now.0 r" G3 A& o9 W; s
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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/ L. V: s1 C- b5 L6 R; B; P· Nothing
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