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# C8 B4 C: l. b [9 I" B5 R" }. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· exhausted
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· mean" D7 ^. [2 k* J/ [
· He plays a mean violin.9 ?) s' s* r9 y. _8 ]7 v2 s D; a C
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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.# T8 h7 z. @4 [# D9 j1 c& i
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· a lot of money
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· knock
+ z9 _& z1 S: S! B7 ?& H/ ]1 p· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.: p s' @+ M0 l! l+ X8 c [
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· meltdown
" ~5 r9 V: p$ f# c5 W· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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A! L. w7 a [* _* i( y% I· total collapse
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· mickey mouse( A. k% o Q* y: r2 ]
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse., b- E2 r0 D6 x+ K" E# l% K
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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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· mush
) D8 y0 p0 F0 J( q1 }) E+ I( a· That is total mush and you know it.' w/ C7 J2 w, ^! j1 l
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6 w* P2 W4 |) V' K& {· nark
9 V! y7 T; O4 F' X6 @; y8 N· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· drug police, V4 J2 H9 J0 F4 A+ V* `% r
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9 e7 W( d3 \: e6 S· That was a neat idea that you had./ h& \8 g% t- `4 @, P2 ^6 Y/ Q
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.! c2 o( B3 T' q8 n
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' f( L, I1 I/ i· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.# O, \. y) z! j. f, E
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# `2 _3 r9 S$ j. q· He took a nip out of the bottle.# q& D: A& \0 g2 z9 l2 D3 ^8 F4 I0 ?
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday./ [) B5 h( n0 x3 Z' Q
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· heat up in the microwave
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?. ?2 e- v. ~; D0 c- o1 k$ b* Y
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· nuclear weapons
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7 c) c5 p) T- n, m. e' p F) A· I think that he is a nut.
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· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.8 {5 g! T, a1 J1 i5 D
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^, {3 O* J& \5 T2 C· pad7 [1 S( j- V9 y
· Have you found a pad yet?/ E3 \) A+ O% E3 b$ [9 g1 {3 N) G0 U
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0 q8 f. g! Q1 p# S· a place to live
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· pain in the neck
) G( A/ \% @ S$ E; p5 g· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· love parties
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· celebrate
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! p6 {1 q$ o8 E7 J· paw
! b) z/ ^, B& y· Get your paws off of my body.' |3 `# u/ h4 _2 q
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.+ y) N# {. h0 K- _& x( h
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.: |1 B: N( o6 }/ d
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· He is a pig at parties.! m5 B: b) r$ ^* ], u
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· eats too much
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.* r' [* \' z. u$ S% G9 _
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( G- j+ T+ S; d· eat a lot or overeat
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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' @$ q% K4 {7 X% ^% {. ^' F· plastered# a: U0 D. V8 ?# a3 r. e p/ P
· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· intoxicated
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3 B& g4 E. C3 ~( {· pooped out
. l, e# Z- B8 K1 Y h$ B0 W· 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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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.7 W7 r5 p: ^1 |8 g) b9 |
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· buy: |1 ^! S" Y* n. T: L: i
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/ }% j& d% H8 d; I3 d! t4 m5 {· He is really a pro at his work.
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# K7 N4 }- |7 c* y4 x4 `0 }· reminder
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· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.4 C- a' Y9 H( \8 ~" T' r, Q3 q5 l
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· leave
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.6 b- H! o+ b0 s$ G5 x
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6 \& t# R2 N* F- B _· put-on
1 [9 U5 t% m# M· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.7 H7 S ]1 r/ i1 S. m
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· deception
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· quick buck
, z$ ~& v9 \6 S2 m" T! J8 { w8 s· I need to make a quick buck.
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* J. A e* K6 V! g1 c. |· 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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. q- _ e V4 W: C9 Y: a O· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· racket
8 y5 R% a3 h8 x· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· rag
8 U D, y! i$ ^' F. ~· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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; x& H* d6 E, N$ h· run down place
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· got angry with him
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3 t- a( @- [* W2 J( x* i· Your idea is really red hot.4 p) q" _, n5 B
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· repossess
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· 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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· rocks
}3 \0 H% w7 e5 m! N· 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.
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3 i2 k4 B2 \' m4 {4 R! P0 ?· hard time
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· children
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4 m; ^' k3 s( q· My wife rules the house.# ?3 g) F4 b0 `/ V) h) t1 u6 q
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$ Y1 s$ h" [% ?· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· talking too much
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$ l0 ^' d6 k7 s8 b· run out of gas7 b/ ?' N" N. ]! ~) O8 P4 Q7 T0 I6 K
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· When did you hit the sack last night?: R* ?+ o, ]6 Q+ H1 h
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· go to bed
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· scam
y) L' M$ p+ T6 U/ Y· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.# M; L7 k3 _+ J
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: H* e/ Z" c2 o· swindle4 O' I9 F# O' o! Q3 Y9 m7 B% j
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! z0 f& h, C' K D· scarf
+ P* _3 } i5 N! ], X· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.' E& x! B/ a: U. e
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· ate quickly
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~4 m- _+ x7 [: m& Y7 S· schmuck
# X( j, T0 a. k, g! j· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk3 r! ?+ u1 K% }5 Y) I# j& _, _
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· screw around5 [+ @+ q) i7 a: C! o' j# r
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.5 {& }2 e1 q1 a
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( U; i) a- }4 ]9 z0 S) x- y· waste time ~8 |; X& E7 _. C
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· screw up
) c6 L- K9 W" T7 k+ F6 |/ x· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.) I, c2 B$ O `0 l$ d' B
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· make a mistake
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6 ]& X7 D0 ^7 o/ ?· sharp5 `5 M, t* o: F9 w6 h6 s9 z7 r
· He is very sharp with numbers Z; _) y4 Z. Y1 C$ h1 {
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" a3 v* p* j" i$ j' y# i: a8 G& q/ E· intelligent
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/ X7 t' Q" |2 N3 I" a! D· shot' R: I* k+ m; `/ R& T" E
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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4 }2 u! j9 P+ P' ^8 i! }· try
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1 M& y, c1 c8 y( ]1 X) a# h· shot down+ n# L3 X9 S A( {" ~$ V7 T, A
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· disagreed with$ \) L9 L8 Q0 [+ K0 [5 g
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* `% U3 `& w1 q1 M0 C& R3 e" H5 |& f; M· slammer$ T3 Z$ a# l( Y6 B) h2 Y2 I
· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail4 B( j" M! l+ |5 H; K2 C
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· smashed. `% [# n: P6 B% c R
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
8 R9 z$ L ~9 k( f, V7 X, W· My father is a smoke eater.9 I# a# y0 p& w4 m
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· fireman
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( c* U3 q) P( G6 S· split
4 s; W! k5 ?0 N1 P; ]+ Q0 U· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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9 g% y+ a9 [3 ^% k& ^! C0 w· leave' [* `9 {2 [. z( d- ]
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· spook8 ]7 d0 U7 S, Q& X
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened4 K2 T: M L4 N
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· 18
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6 j/ P4 w& M% Q( |2 ?4 F( ]% s% [· spud- G* P+ s% [1 `7 X- M2 J9 U* e7 K
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?, A U6 m( x) F8 O. [( Q$ o
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· potatoes" [4 S% I4 [9 T* k ^
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· square
+ R5 {: h/ B; `" J* s1 m· My father looks square in his jacket.% g2 e9 M4 ?4 `- P" s
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· old-fashioned, U, g# b3 X1 S ^7 O- d; q
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· steamed up
0 q, C: T" i0 ^9 K/ \8 [: q ^· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· stink$ J% ^9 E. Z* ]# _
· This whole operation stinks.& E1 y1 `7 A9 {# ?
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· straight0 z( A- D7 O0 F7 n+ ^
· I want you to give me a straight answer.2 `. o$ U5 L+ {, U. j
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· honest2 C: ?( s+ T' v, L
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' d( m" i1 ~3 a% Z· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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; g/ U. a9 v& j, F: [( O· upset
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· sucker/ }! a9 a! o+ O% L/ g- R
· Don't be a sucker.% g& ~8 j& G( Z# y2 B) p
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· be deceived! V9 c- W; ?) v- s- m7 f2 F; L
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· take a hike8 M& S4 d' j! ~4 U$ W
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.% b. P0 k* w$ {+ l5 I
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. f+ S8 |3 c# j· leave
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· taken0 ^7 c( w# |1 I5 `: i9 Z1 w
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.6 L2 k |* k- B% ?5 ^
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· cheated out of
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8 e* `3 [, n. |7 I& t· taking care of business
( `( }5 h: p5 A2 J+ ?· I have been taking care of business.& k5 @7 |) P5 }# l$ B) P
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· doing what I have to do
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· threads
' m( M8 {- X @( Q( ]· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.+ n; x2 h; b0 p3 p: {
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· clothes
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· tool around# ]5 R# J9 d% D+ u
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.2 X* c( j" \' s" f0 ~9 t
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· drive around
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· totaled" n+ A, r8 P- H X- G
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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* R& j7 f( E+ K9 ?( L$ _· completely wrecked2 i, d( Z" [4 K$ U$ A; }0 n
9 F% h) A9 }3 c6 } R. C) Y· 19% H. R" n# ?; H
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· up7 y X1 b! G+ A3 z$ E: p. r9 n
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful u; G1 S* f2 D, F/ ]
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& l2 x; @/ w; p& H) E2 t2 y· up for grabs
2 r% M2 Q9 C1 A. N9 R0 ?· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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9 a# ~0 k' h- s: Z H' v3 `· available.
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· veg out8 Q6 l$ I; {' M2 u1 } M
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing! X. a+ q: f0 I2 b: @; Y8 m4 k' \
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· vibes
( a7 Z: P# S. I3 g- p n· He really gives off good vibes." J) j6 `' D7 k: S3 k" X! N9 m
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3 u1 |% C! K9 _· feelings" d4 n# q" q: F6 X3 @( O
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! c* m7 N' E% X; X· wad
% l6 Q9 v( r) s3 r: D9 O" u; `· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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: @- p2 I K3 M1 J* K· bundle of money8 M4 ^; T; T, E
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/ M" y1 g% Q8 @# E· waste
- R) G& u9 s! c" [$ M· After you waste him, throw the body in the river./ \% H/ ?) a. K% ]+ E+ T3 N
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· kill/ f! v6 s f* f7 @
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# a. U' B, t& I- L9 |· wheels
/ L4 b, @, ]4 h3 t· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car" F( N* _# Y+ G9 H2 j$ V
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) K6 E* z% g2 X$ [% l D8 `% m· whiz
. }$ M9 ]1 F3 G3 |2 i· He is a whiz at the computer.0 l5 m, ^2 i2 x+ f
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· talented person% r& n7 V9 a! U2 R
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· wired/ l3 S( w. A0 m
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert8 c" q% B6 t: n7 {
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· wussy
/ j: F4 ~0 H, P2 m· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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· yukky
- S, P- J7 g4 R: I" M% q' @9 L· This food tastes yukky* @. ]: Q; T# E6 Q& R: a- S
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# V3 O2 l! a; R# z) ]· bad
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.& }9 h* x% R2 k# K- Q$ ^& D: m+ {9 ~
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, o5 b* I0 o; p· exhausted
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4 A Y- ^2 z2 @% @* C3 J2 B2 B· zip/ I, R" `- X3 P: I9 e" H, v: q7 G
· He knew zip about running the company.
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( C3 A3 ~! i! C) Q6 Z" `9 D. V· Nothing4 @/ X* {9 ^1 l& v2 b4 A, B
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