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6 T0 R9 H5 M5 y9 X) s5 P4 e& k0 P. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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6 `% k( Y' a0 g$ E4 ?· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.+ A. }! |% ?( B' w2 U+ {. j. u
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.8 x8 x+ T* I9 j2 p
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better./ C3 }1 y: C* l$ m
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· criticize
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% d3 K/ E& E' e# P/ \+ ~· meltdown9 O5 \% F5 [6 c9 [2 ~
· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.# L% F ?) {+ a: z
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· total collapse
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0 ^) }! Y4 I6 z· mickey mouse
, Q4 I' s! a# Y3 Z· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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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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# _* Y& h4 M# p9 O) {' x0 v+ [1 s· That is total mush and you know it.
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.4 {- c8 i' y( e f8 {. P! r
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· nip
" [! b v! w% m2 }0 _! ?3 q· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.- Y9 x6 R& N; z
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, e1 u/ r2 U. t% p· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· nuclear weapons
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· I think that he is a nut.
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.$ h+ z8 G0 Y" N( _
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· annoying
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. q7 Q" F- k9 i· My office is filled with paper-pushers.5 |6 d3 f z' r& G! ~$ @. F
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6 a% O) O5 T$ m· party-hearty
1 I+ l! _: S* A4 b· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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t) f6 X: h! K2 H6 S1 x; h2 K/ P; d· Get your paws off of my body.
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/ U9 y8 j! A/ C9 D$ B7 w" Z" i· pickled
6 A4 A/ ~3 y C" M2 x0 r Y1 t$ F· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· intoxicated
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· plastered4 b( c) X8 l4 H4 ?
· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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1 l' C" u; C5 X6 H$ n- n· pooped out
# u6 t1 `* O% s& q" p& S· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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& _/ g7 Y) w2 B& U· Shut up or I will pop you.: ^# V0 b) }6 l1 S
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts." U0 f P2 U1 Y5 y) d3 ]
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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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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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' | e3 \$ d% S0 L· I feel like I am going to puke.2 W$ X3 J- i# l" d2 _, t
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* a2 D4 F, Q. R- h( D+ W( K- K0 ]6 i· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.# D% |$ C1 w* _: L% n9 i
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· some easy money
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0 f9 k6 D( ]3 W i; ` h f! t· rack out
F5 t( K7 \- m, Z$ S$ O2 k; j0 k· 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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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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/ I2 X% L; ~* w7 f' l· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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/ J# U1 n) b5 B; n- Y· The comedy program was a real riot.
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+ k2 O+ z0 {- _9 V/ g" ?4 |/ Y· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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5 s+ |' H- A. u4 T- W+ K· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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) b# M: B2 X$ \0 s" w. b9 V' z· He is always running off at the mouth.
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+ }3 }% Z, K5 b/ F· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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& ]. }+ w c4 @+ O* N1 |2 C! m· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.8 A* n Z4 t* k+ y! i; |* h
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/ t8 j( I. n- L# c4 E· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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1 i1 G$ ?% w3 i$ X2 I% x· screw around2 F" }( D$ Y2 d8 J7 p ~% p7 g
· 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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· screw up% b( k6 h0 t4 W% Z( X% w0 t+ [' L4 Q
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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· sharp
+ n1 B' H) g4 u% I· He is very sharp with numbers
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2 V1 o. W5 s8 Z7 p" {% ^· intelligent
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+ y; B i w5 s* G· shot
8 ]1 b6 k/ F9 p$ L· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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5 y9 |7 a) X5 [6 Y$ |) [4 s· shot down
2 Y S% N: g0 A' ?* b: b- C* |1 e· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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0 H4 w% L; j0 I' N M4 J· The police threw them both in the slammer.& a( Z. \: Y5 Z1 T
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3 b. v/ j" ~8 n2 |& w+ W· jail
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7 K; P1 ]/ b% P, K" W9 U" F· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· smoke eater
; n3 O& Y" @) Z' v& j· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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7 y4 N! ^- ^* I4 Z( a· split
; g! r* [- V9 |/ p9 z o; T4 Z6 l· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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8 d! O- ?# w6 \: V' W· leave
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· frightened
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5 }8 f5 f5 M; D* w' z, f3 ?5 N· spud/ O4 j/ d" k) R0 y) n
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?# f6 L+ i6 n' V
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; s% x" m/ h" ~4 t+ H· potatoes
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$ s: t* B3 |: q- T2 x! O* M· My father looks square in his jacket.+ ]% D* F6 j" T! t0 f4 ?* f
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· old-fashioned# O1 q4 l g9 B' V* Z; N0 r& t
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· steamed up
( v+ V' \, k+ N$ P* y' _! S$ f· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.+ b3 M7 z8 ]4 A
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( P' {( L c7 L- x· This whole operation stinks.) @1 |: W' x. L. O- ?. Q
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' s# l$ `! S; p* S: D· is repulsive
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& x) h3 M5 J" k) W· straight/ p) a1 z- [$ k: p7 B
· I want you to give me a straight answer.3 T1 J, E' l1 j: y& S2 x) U: V
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· stressed
' I# [1 ~( |6 P' w, ~/ `· I am really stressed by all the recent world events." H; I2 w/ a0 ^$ L/ Y. L/ Q
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· sucker
; q. D+ Y' @0 f1 w( K; u( F* W· Don't be a sucker.
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/ P0 S2 W7 d) H0 n+ j, z+ P- U· take a hike
! L7 a0 P0 a$ s· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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8 F; y7 F4 f# ^+ i' i· leave
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.! b+ Y/ f# Q$ K8 M8 _4 e
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# C) c6 @; M: o4 \ V9 E5 v· cheated out of
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9 y/ o* V. N* Y( U" |2 ~9 f· taking care of business
! P; i4 t$ [$ Q/ f· I have been taking care of business.. u9 T2 [. W# k4 A! v
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2 s* @9 U9 R# d" o; A· doing what I have to do* Y) Q2 T5 A. l# g- {
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes M, l3 M2 ~8 w A$ h% y$ p
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· tool around* Q. n$ Y! w5 I7 W2 }% b0 R& s1 }
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· drive around
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· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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+ f y+ c" s& v& [/ H; o$ U6 o· completely wrecked/ U5 E9 j, K& a, h
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.! m6 T: ^% H" I
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' j7 _" g3 c# O$ I1 |4 A· happy and cheerful% N& X+ O% F- o5 ?- Q; S
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.1 f; B4 P* W F* j6 x& ?
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· available.
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: x% A" R" r8 r0 X/ G+ h· veg out
6 A4 f, u9 v* c6 F( I$ Q; U· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.) h2 e6 d, V2 W g! V( q
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· relax and do nothing
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" P! m* X/ }, m. O% }· vibes
! ^. t% {/ k/ S, E( u- P· He really gives off good vibes.) q5 }/ b9 N2 x) B0 M
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· feelings
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· wad
( w7 z5 J E. _9 e9 P0 L4 \· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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; z; L% ^" h& e0 {· bundle of money4 O, {. d* }/ m, q- B' [6 t* X. e
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" J4 m$ O2 m c) i· waste( M2 f0 B& G2 W- N0 j
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.3 l* G g: }; j# d7 n" W+ J3 t
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· wheels' a2 w7 l8 c4 P- L4 M
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.' r y" z' ^! R: F8 u7 s
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* s! U" X% E9 S0 f* ?% U· car
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* ?8 C O0 m, E( a; ]· whiz$ `7 o% z- B7 J5 [9 @* s$ A
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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_ l- _. l8 E2 v+ a6 E· wired: @6 r5 s! J- [% U# j: @
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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% M4 D- _1 l1 Z· alert
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.% B/ Q4 v2 z7 X4 x
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# ?5 K9 n8 v" ]· weak person
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2 U0 t' P* j2 _& c' `, E, k9 |( U, N· yukky
3 b2 |/ b! U/ M8 }5 y: p' w+ a9 L· This food tastes yukky" Z0 Z9 p6 C3 H
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; `& I) \; ?# K· zapped
" v) q1 }( G& u0 H4 J· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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7 o% }; n/ t4 d- c; G3 t% S% O· He knew zip about running the company.
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: v3 e4 ~0 Y+ j2 h W+ z+ h* O· Nothing
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