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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· mean
9 |( Q. V! r) v7 p5 v% T· He plays a mean violin.4 v2 p& F) y! r8 G9 L# F
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· megabucks
2 k' r( B8 z! @) h, q8 T, p0 T' W* l/ J· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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9 |5 ~( a$ C( [1 p# a: ]! L· a lot of money2 ~5 M- w' Y: p2 L* u' B
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4 b' S _7 a4 b: e" |* @· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize
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: n: { v& N9 L· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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* N8 o5 k- R4 b· meltdown
% m1 B( P& n8 I3 h, L· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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7 l6 B) Y; E- I B/ j9 A· mickey mouse
5 r+ c2 \+ l+ I- X# Q· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.- V8 l9 W, c" v ]- \' T8 j k
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4 i- F+ g# {! p& c1 }6 J· move on someone
- Q2 ~2 m7 f9 Q* o· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store./ w& \ g! L- |2 k" ~; Z8 d6 Z
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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5 J! q- b# c0 V· I think that he is a nut.
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you. T( v" ^" z$ `7 W0 X2 ?/ T2 Y
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1 D) P. V: O8 h; l; P, R" V3 q· Have you found a pad yet?
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2 c( t" x' P% `/ I· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· bureaucratic office workers
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3 `6 b, ?. m0 w& q4 |· party animal4 E4 c2 D# T$ F) y3 |6 l
· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· 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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9 K" U, n& C! x! B+ M· He is a pig at parties.
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- I4 }+ [7 M" u· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· intoxicated
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· pooped out
9 k G1 X& O& j, u· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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' \; y% d6 W3 e· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· buy
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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· I feel like I am going to puke.7 X5 c+ s" Q" v/ D8 [, v; @- n
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?* K, s+ s" x7 U. T7 v. J
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· I need to make a quick buck.
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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.
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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+ e: d9 S+ O+ n6 g· The comedy program was a real riot.
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6 b% p5 I% t* f/ m! d8 r· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.6 O5 d3 j4 m' X
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1 j4 R& K( V) H& ^· My sister has three rug rats.
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/ B' p$ n) o$ i0 U· My wife rules the house.
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( W5 b% m3 U, [/ ^9 K· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· go to bed
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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; B" @3 H' S4 ^· swindle
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· scarf
/ _4 `# i) Y! f: ]8 w· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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) y6 I2 v+ n/ e6 ^· ate quickly& D. x& D) z( u2 g2 O! B- u+ X. C
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$ t* C; z1 F1 Q· What a stupid schmuck.2 J, F4 z7 J s) ?( }# f1 y) g
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4 `+ o1 S- V( e1 P· jerk
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· screw around
8 T" L" B2 G$ p: J· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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( C/ k4 V6 P& H0 E; G' a· waste time
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# t9 V9 l$ I0 C7 x( S; w* c· screw up
0 u k. ~5 k7 L* C· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you./ D/ R5 }/ h0 k; O, {
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· make a mistake2 |: n; T3 x2 Q% _) _, {: a7 @
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6 `% T/ o; i; \+ k· He is very sharp with numbers
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$ t7 H$ g. h7 T' ?# I/ J· intelligent) X$ a) |; V! p Z( r4 M0 s
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+ G2 M3 m3 T! F9 i+ H" y· shot$ P7 |6 I: S% n: p! D8 g: J' V
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· disagreed with- _" |0 E5 E. ^4 {: C B
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· slammer! b4 l7 H8 W. [0 ^: H
· The police threw them both in the slammer.# d# Y. u4 Z& n5 W" a/ U( O
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% P1 @8 o5 ^* ~, t, E; h X6 S4 p# n· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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- a3 x9 ^/ U8 y8 m7 E1 ^· intoxicated" j* m' ^6 u& D" J+ ^
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· smoke eater
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· fireman
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# _0 ~0 `/ l9 n& J5 ?· It is time to split and go see the movie.7 s+ {( c# j$ x7 L8 s
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$ O# q1 W7 F$ \2 d. w- C· leave
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) L: m# }4 E/ v e+ H, P· spook
+ K* Q7 G$ A) j* d+ `3 z E· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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# h4 n( K; f, z) C1 S* B7 w% G· spud) j5 T& J' h4 ]" T8 m
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes
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· square/ x+ D* w' P+ ]: P* E* X
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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# D$ e- ?" f' R1 e· old-fashioned
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· steamed up' X3 c6 ^( I5 V8 \ f! R
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue., u" D- e: P" A( U, Y
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& f$ R& V. U2 {6 d& V$ W· angry
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· stink8 d& Z$ L! Y# z) H0 o* ~. @8 J( O
· This whole operation stinks. T( \# I1 V3 y+ H
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· is repulsive' f6 C# z3 G: }5 k" u% Y( ~
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· straight
1 t8 b% h! z& G `) ~ H· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest! J7 o+ V: e1 V9 M
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& {; |) W& F' L6 g0 m/ a· stressed7 j$ b5 T9 X' w, x3 z
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset
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· sucker
) W' `3 |1 w4 t" t0 _1 S· Don't be a sucker.3 T4 R2 }) V7 U! j. V
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6 @6 K, @# T& a· be deceived L% c: f$ n7 Z/ ^* e/ J$ Y' x: g
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8 A1 E" Q& B6 s( M3 w! C) z· take a hike
6 s4 b% V4 V O) y2 y0 ?· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.& w l' i1 R5 M) _5 e% W- N
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· leave
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8 H; P! c# p% a- T* t· taken
' d) s4 f% ~: W· He was taken for all his money at the casino.- Z( a0 U& E+ y6 e
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· cheated out of
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· taking care of business
1 y0 m/ J& D" r% J( F· I have been taking care of business.
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# o7 m+ a$ r, \· doing what I have to do* S3 g1 I- u; Y) o9 W4 \
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· threads
% X/ k$ p' B p$ g4 P5 g· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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' i% m- k# S$ z7 |% G' T- f8 V· clothes
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· tool around
: s& ^; ?0 B; T/ [· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.2 H2 a" i c& U/ D) l" P
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· totaled
+ k! ?3 t/ T) v7 Y· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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/ E6 c2 m1 w0 k8 ~3 Y- i· completely wrecked
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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/ e% D6 _% v1 X1 r! r8 S· happy and cheerful0 B/ X2 X' o# s7 M5 E: X. c+ M
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· up for grabs
4 D7 q4 R1 k6 }6 e, w! l· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.2 u( _# |' s6 R& N' h8 w8 R
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/ |8 x: u# q& c5 n |( L5 A· available.
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6 { o0 Z* O+ Y" M& o3 b· veg out0 c: T6 C0 h# k4 I, `9 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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1 ]2 j. N8 b( U& k) e# R· He really gives off good vibes.$ P" W' q9 b3 G7 W* ~# t
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* j2 T- v& K- Z( `· wad
6 j; n# W5 C9 F4 Z/ s' c· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.6 w" U6 Q \ ^( U0 E
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· bundle of money
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· waste
$ V3 f4 g, [7 ?! _· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.8 u7 u' K$ I2 g5 u% S! a
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· wheels+ Q0 `% Z+ H- t# A- g: C) S: A, @6 ?! k
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car
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0 \# |) ~0 F; c$ M! S" c0 a, S" P· whiz
O' s, U' b. i W5 t6 g% v· He is a whiz at the computer.; L5 n+ I0 e- d; I% \$ H1 J9 ~
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.5 k/ m$ }8 }( A( v2 C$ q
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· alert, x: b, b# p0 N3 ^8 e; z( y
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· wussy
2 F% j9 ]( _+ a6 s· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person7 Z$ [9 G; G4 g/ e, b8 H
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' C9 }0 S6 [& V6 \· yukky# j; d X% @ Z4 V, ?; A9 f
· This food tastes yukky6 o3 o. l- V9 P6 S% h/ {2 v
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- S4 v6 }, F; ? B9 A2 N/ ^· bad
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" `2 j0 `; u. F5 D8 e· zapped' [ N5 y B- B4 H4 ^2 p; r
· I am too zapped to help you right now.1 G7 f T, x. ?0 _& T
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· zip
4 Z: l6 ?7 }* f! v, }· He knew zip about running the company.
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