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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.( \, A: I4 s0 w2 C3 l8 v
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· He plays a mean violin.
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· mega
) e. c, i& G2 J% Z3 d, o6 m' T/ U· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.+ n6 C9 Z0 ~$ M I8 k3 Y9 C
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7 E$ K! _" q N4 y5 h· large
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· megabucks
( q% t! A0 U5 Q1 U· He made megabucks when he sold his company.. P3 E8 k/ e3 s, Y# l
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' J; u; M7 I! z2 a· a lot of money
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- ^1 ?. F$ P# c( C: g% V8 w O6 Y! T4 r· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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7 |9 `3 G. c* C2 |· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.2 H, R6 Q& r0 Y
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9 S1 B' N' L1 v% C7 |* o! W4 h· calm down and relax
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.% c1 f) d8 L& `5 s
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) |; _; g9 |2 I+ Q& L% H$ s· total collapse
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) B- M. W1 p' f· mickey mouse
) s( S- T* f* J1 Q! c0 n# L· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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& J' M6 Z' P( |6 s. y% A· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.1 ~6 y( o- g1 W/ t1 P& l
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· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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· nonesense
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' X f7 O/ p e0 R! Q· drug police
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- u. D# g# U: v& [+ j* L# {$ n( M· There are too many negatives about the company merger./ h3 h n2 T1 H W( {& A% N& E8 }
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.# w( S' i: I0 Z( f
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink1 V( Q3 ^( {3 L: @7 Y
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2 p4 e1 F0 n3 v! Y6 z' [3 h" p2 O· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· no problem
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6 `6 N1 `6 r! s1 N· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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0 i2 m# \ n. {) U8 j6 `' [· I think that he is a nut.+ z4 E3 B, ~* g5 |4 g
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· crazy person
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+ _ K3 K, I- ^% N6 m' Q· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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6 Y3 S' N" y3 J- P/ q3 {+ }· crazy
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' H- ]# W$ r# F$ g/ t/ K· pad
( O) H: h7 a3 l! |0 X( B- N· Have you found a pad yet?2 N" F! q$ o* G8 e ^& M) V* H* k
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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1 K2 f3 l9 z' P7 d: U( e6 w· paper-pusher
+ {4 `) d! G, I4 N( ^% |+ D" A( l· My office is filled with paper-pushers.5 k8 \1 e3 `6 @. u6 G: o. e
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.+ \4 M" w8 h% P1 _) c
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4 X* k. P+ Q6 M& a* @. g4 P3 M0 G9 ^- L· Get your paws off of my body.
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9 K7 v( ]1 R, e: W7 a· practically no money: M: l& m" U5 \7 N
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& _2 r% l3 |8 l( p$ D· He gets pickled after only one beer.7 {; g/ K Z, u4 E
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9 R" g5 j: |5 V7 e4 T: l· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.( x9 W. h! R$ a- _5 m, }& Q
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6 W& ^& h$ |. N ~· He is a pig at parties.
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( }. o/ U% B5 Y8 }8 S8 D· eats too much
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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) Q9 y: I6 t0 N+ V· pit stop
+ _6 j9 m6 K% d/ Y· 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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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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# P4 g. v4 \6 t' G0 T· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.0 _; }/ |2 I% t8 G" k, X
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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7 c' Z7 S9 ?. N! D· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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7 y9 z* X$ U* v! t* o/ m% L· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.' M. Z% @0 e/ d3 n
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· some easy money
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" e- d, D l1 j% d7 e2 y; c· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· noise
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· run down place
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* p* {1 W$ e3 `; J: U: Q' ?8 a' t! k· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· red hot
4 _0 a3 j; W( P* F9 u, T* v· Your idea is really red hot.
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· takes up too much of the road
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! _ U- I9 V3 G9 N, ]6 d8 w· 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.& |$ {0 P3 a! o) n) n p1 ^0 [4 T5 u
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5 g! Y/ m: S5 L· Is that a rug on his head?
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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· My wife rules the house.
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· lost interest or momentum5 X6 g9 \/ o4 A; ~. A; l( B
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· go to bed
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# u. S' I0 W# S6 f' E/ K4 n* Z· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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; ? v* V1 I. z; G$ d· ate quickly
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0 ? c6 `7 @* C; S4 [7 t1 m· What a stupid schmuck.
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time
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, y% |) P7 Y6 a: b, q· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.. ?( g$ A8 V# |7 W) e( _
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· He is very sharp with numbers) A0 h9 f4 i$ v% D9 { b
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; d* `/ w9 h, v1 B/ R! g· 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.1 t3 N) v" |8 S! o @
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: }, P' u1 E" U- |; J+ N0 N· smashed
' [/ I% b$ e% h% v$ I· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· My father is a smoke eater.% e8 n' N9 O8 {# X% ?' F: K
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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0 H% r5 v' T3 Q, ?; @. F) R· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?) l- K% j) j6 n9 ^5 a9 y( `. I
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/ X; O) s' m, m% z. k· old-fashioned
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6 m$ U3 A* M6 l, j" V b· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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" D9 |$ J+ e+ Q· This whole operation stinks.
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+ m. y% G D: j! x6 D5 [· is repulsive
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· I want you to give me a straight answer.: ~# N5 A3 J2 W B* N1 p% y
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· honest
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· Don't be a sucker.
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· cheated out of
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· I have been taking care of business.
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9 _2 g% x; k; r6 @; q& n F· doing what I have to do
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# n6 L4 x2 {4 T( l· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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$ ]0 t) S( K2 |7 z· completely wrecked/ I% f: q& a3 t: n1 o% p3 d
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7 Y n# T; T& }. c% F· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· bundle of money
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2 o8 ?. a5 w) K+ d· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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; @: _! R1 q7 k, f3 t# h· weak person
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· This food tastes yukky
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.% \1 K/ v$ O3 R9 \# F% \ i ~9 z
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