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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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; d+ M, J& M! ~/ m/ L+ m3 E' k· He plays a mean violin.2 `1 Z# ]. B7 r I4 b9 ^' k
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( v2 F7 @& _# i% z# I+ m; l· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.( O2 @8 z: E9 q+ |% ]
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8 L6 X e! t2 a: ?4 n. l· large
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/ N8 J j: ^- U) J· megabucks( |& x1 K- Q x; @+ r4 [ x/ x
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.4 [3 P* k( s6 u
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· a lot of money
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.5 C4 H4 o0 W4 @$ i* s4 }* O
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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( V8 ?5 P4 Y! H/ `1 F- Q· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.& j; u" I6 k C/ B4 n: |9 J
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2 |) i1 t8 j4 d4 o! C% I: o· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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$ a7 X- l* q# c! k· Watch out for the narks in the airport.5 c! d4 f* D; f- ^3 d9 v
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( Y6 e, z: T1 m; S· drug police: ?0 W- Y. G) w5 r, O9 Y; T, {
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· good
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger." p8 z5 U) @3 v1 a0 b- V" R% a: b6 l
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% e% g" {4 O4 ]9 A- S· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· arrested
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$ q( `* ]6 e7 Y. y2 Q· a quick drink
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.4 D t% n- c) e( z* A6 h8 j
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/ R! d+ o7 V7 p. {; A; I0 S· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes., C; x) Z6 b4 H- g$ \* l& j
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4 N2 u2 s/ \0 M' n· Does that attack plane have any nukes?% l8 d' X: M% c8 b" N6 L
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1 }7 q6 L, {4 m w/ T% ?* R· nut' M9 J# j5 M$ V' Y, [4 x$ R/ ~
· I think that he is a nut.
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.3 D+ Q+ i# y, D) i6 s. M5 u
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9 |8 ?$ Q; p+ @+ k, o( V8 M7 \· crazy
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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· annoying
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· paper-pusher
K6 G: Q" U. b: x( ~* m a· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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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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2 K8 Q0 H# G1 X1 ?& c- t" F· Get your paws off of my body.
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& D+ \* I% V4 _0 U& I· practically no money
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% V" [7 F* l" c, f- P/ Z4 I+ e% D· He is a pig at parties.
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" V) n1 g- h& z; G· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.; k" D7 e; v. r i
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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6 ^) B; a3 u( l$ T· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· He is really a pro at his work.1 w6 }4 K' n/ I' B! {
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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" z1 z* j; _ t3 D( h" g5 H2 F· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.( R5 @% u" W' k' ~' Y( F" s
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) ^0 k+ H- d6 p4 {· mentally ill, ?4 K8 o; j, u5 M1 ]) {& ~
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1 b) s# W; {6 w* q· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.; @9 q9 L5 m( `) M4 n$ x' C
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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$ m+ [( Z: j/ `4 b· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.2 O7 G9 r+ B6 r4 a
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) D. w, O5 s) B, R: P· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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( N# y* \) P ?% T; Q" e3 @· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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* U; t: B6 ]; B% T# w$ k9 Y3 H7 @· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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2 E( {) H& x% f! A· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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5 q8 |$ n' w7 @5 B6 |5 Q· The circus was really rinky-dink.3 z" s R8 K. K: S: P4 \/ b
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· with ice
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· run out of gas
( r0 p2 W) _. R8 E c( M0 K4 \· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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) _5 N/ z3 _! L% @1 _0 \· lost interest or momentum
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$ I f- y x# L; f/ a· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle8 H6 B; _2 Y4 A& `; l6 s
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· scarf
6 e7 b& a! u9 r' \2 X· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.! r5 N% G7 }3 [$ e7 R8 f
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· What a stupid schmuck.) {$ |' Q* K5 m" r9 g) @
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.1 N' ]- c9 P9 r- r
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you." `5 i7 s" d% Y! I. A
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3 t0 q3 E W- o1 E$ j· make a mistake
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2 y7 Y* l; n) h- I2 B- u· He is very sharp with numbers
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+ x3 o& y, l" o/ _· intelligent, u {1 ]5 d& F0 U: T
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! S$ k9 s4 D$ p! p D* K· shot
$ y" y [1 V) D- ?( b· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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5 h2 ]' [% W& |% O2 {6 W& ?· try
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# L* m7 p3 }. [( j· shot down6 l1 s$ ~- e. i% l. n4 T
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.! l/ p1 D: J* m7 g( [
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$ }$ s3 {* T- ?/ [- ~· disagreed with, D1 X1 J, R% h& S% H' e- Z. {* c1 v% D
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.! g5 I5 O4 }& e3 c6 ?+ @/ S7 G
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: a* s" q% b, ^ }% l5 y· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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3 D$ Z. ^3 ^1 n$ V3 L# G& A3 _· intoxicated
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0 ]) N$ m+ u# w) c$ r, s· smoke eater$ ~8 W4 X% H3 T; R& O3 t
· My father is a smoke eater.6 T, f, c$ Q0 s# T& y) g- j
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· fireman! }( [0 u# k5 G5 ]
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· split
$ M( ^' L8 `$ v+ p1 T* y, U0 t· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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9 p; N* c; z/ J) C& K· leave+ C' f4 ~* f( m- h1 B% ?* T: J
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· spook
g; r6 x2 ]7 n· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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2 Q. o+ F6 f4 ^8 A8 s. O5 H3 `5 Q· frightened
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2 f0 T8 e/ U" s2 b* D" v; h· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?! K1 M1 B2 R3 C P7 j7 r
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· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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· steamed up
: b. C. p) d) @; H· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.4 [# b1 A! X+ C
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( c: V( z" e2 E0 d8 R$ X( k· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.
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% x ?5 i2 u/ P8 |· is repulsive
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; g7 W! a/ w9 q5 Z& P; w· straight
& G; S& w, d! m9 |4 A· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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- K$ b( f) O: o! l F. f· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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& ]& F8 l Y# t5 y2 w" c· upset8 [0 k( i( K- R' ?
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· sucker
: n/ K( ^3 S) N/ X· Don't be a sucker.
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! i* E1 z: x0 ^· be deceived
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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.
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" e3 k- _; e' a" m· cheated out of3 r& K% }7 Y. Z y: J
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2 j! G4 s: z# E, Q· taking care of business3 T7 V; s4 u! K6 ~8 @6 _0 k, P+ Y0 E
· I have been taking care of business.
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4 {7 u; Q! ^/ l· doing what I have to do& f7 @ L& m' }. n! J# h) J
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8 B$ {/ W+ Z5 D· threads
3 k+ G6 l) c& Q9 d! D· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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4 @/ \* Q! d5 b' v- W1 H· clothes
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5 e, K' |* J% z/ P· tool around. `1 C. _5 S1 m( ^7 h/ a% l, k/ `1 S
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.$ J+ j8 w, ^( j: B; Z ^( g
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, Z5 ]+ T: h* _% A· drive around6 o& ^0 t" N: Q0 O
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/ z. P5 v" l8 C- f+ b4 T. V# t" V· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked3 \( P9 m+ N5 L* ] ~) [
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· 19
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7 E/ o7 H/ `1 Z7 l3 P$ o· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.* @- e" D" I( \0 Z) Y( \
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· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs
- }, i4 v) e) O; f0 f) f6 m& M* N· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.$ X0 m1 R- q) H: n+ W
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· available." v: W( w* g1 d0 v! t% o9 S+ E( d
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· veg out& M7 ?( r- u6 h- h" |7 y* \3 _
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.$ {" b' U$ I9 H" I9 M
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· He really gives off good vibes.6 a) N- [( r& g2 g# g" O: x
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], M& K; Z8 l6 z6 F- `· feelings
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3 u% R# X \7 G- o! \· wad
6 r) P3 Y \2 [3 ?· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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9 H3 [% S( ?" C6 }- Z· bundle of money
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· waste
" _* s' h1 \6 M( r h· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill: O4 G5 K7 N( N/ z' {2 r6 v
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza./ j. I& w5 [! U6 P
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· car
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· He is a whiz at the computer.
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3 |7 l% H; B5 H. t· talented person: ]5 }' I" P( y7 x8 L
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.4 h. N" K' C7 F1 N" W& a
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.. d' \/ ?8 C7 \* V& t L9 E
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0 g( D/ q$ G$ @· weak person
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· yukky
* q: q$ H9 C. k. A" X) b+ Y/ N/ Q· This food tastes yukky
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· bad
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.5 N2 D, n" p4 t* h
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· exhausted
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1 W3 l; i2 W* |& ?· zip
. v6 n7 q8 l, c- N& x) k+ }! y9 L· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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