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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.0 }% X/ S7 g- ?/ f+ w, s3 r7 X5 u& T7 h
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· exhausted
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· mean
/ s. I1 p( E! L8 q· He plays a mean violin.
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; n, u9 Q8 B4 j9 _( @· mega
4 }0 p- E6 S+ E/ W) X( r· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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/ m5 N6 p& e# Q% m9 K· megabucks# e6 R& K0 d, l5 q8 _* q
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money9 i1 s4 f3 J: [
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· knock
% U/ F( f7 X; _- n· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.8 y* z4 d+ W; a6 [/ H' g
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3 x& Q, D3 J, b· total collapse
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; i4 Y: M3 t' b) `: h- j' t e1 ]# C· mickey mouse0 `$ y9 W8 b p
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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. s# u) d2 {: h; F+ I· nonsense and a waste of time2 ^# d9 { e2 l* U6 h7 W
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; x- y+ P0 U1 p# [$ W5 b( Y· move on someone q+ \4 a: ^- l7 W
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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6 L. Y' g5 ]. Z$ j· There are too many negatives about the company merger.& G! ?) a4 B6 b# V- a/ d( ], g4 r
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* ~6 S3 v8 i( }% u5 O· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.- L( O! z p# h% E3 l
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.1 e& n- z/ r/ O1 P9 b4 P6 E
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· a quick drink
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· no problem
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· I think that he is a nut.
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1 ~5 k- h' C c1 o, _# r· crazy person
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0 U! V" Y- q* b E9 Q# j- Q· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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4 i, l' l; d; ~9 M' Q· Have you found a pad yet?# y/ Y7 J( S6 ^4 W1 O0 E1 }
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· a place to live
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' T$ w* A. B% B, x/ l· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.0 c7 [- a3 Z& a4 X/ ^) W
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1 I$ F( N" k. _ s· annoying
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.4 T; g4 o- Z4 f
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4 |$ }) ?9 d! H· bureaucratic office workers
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5 F; c* [% | X) ^· party animal
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3 K, d( O: U! x; l· love parties
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/ e/ N! Q2 K* T# x· Get your paws off of my body.3 l: ?, U' R( ~0 v. H" Y8 w
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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6 U, J V6 C8 f7 U0 g) F· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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9 l$ T3 a0 c; u" S# p/ Y· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.( ^/ ^% Z3 x, ~, I7 \) z
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3 k; s7 f! S) y1 z% h; d1 I· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.
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, {1 m/ i2 J6 {· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.4 m2 s7 S7 y3 S) y( Y; R
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· eat a lot or overeat
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5 { D w# L& l9 `" g· pit stop
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( w8 J E2 C6 \$ Q8 C) Y2 ~· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.: E# v( ?8 O5 T/ L
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& g7 ` q* w+ ~: ?$ w0 o3 t M, N· pop for something% y7 `, d5 q* \" E" J
· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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4 u, V i' `9 d: ~# a! e· professional
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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, C! }* [, U. c5 P; W% E/ y+ X· 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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* N; a5 b2 S W* p* F4 o" _5 a7 O· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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; u7 h0 }1 _* b· put-on
9 Q& z1 ?- e, L· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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2 ]9 O% V3 v' Q$ G J" g: s y· some easy money
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+ ^; o, w6 @. z, h5 p· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· bed
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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& ?$ w6 S2 x! w6 A, y* _2 U· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· talk about
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.6 N$ I3 w5 r _: O% {0 W: l; r+ T
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· ream someone out
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$ U5 q' g4 b1 ]9 ~( Q· Your idea is really red hot.4 r" I( ]% z6 x) F9 X5 E; x. }
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$ T0 ^( ~1 o. t& `· The circus was really rinky-dink.3 @' d- e9 b- X q8 }) l$ C# j) _
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· takes up too much of the road
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· rocks( b8 k2 z+ I; G( W. d: n
· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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2 i6 {) w6 m: W6 e8 J8 f* t' f% N0 O· We have had a rough time this winter.0 U! X- G) i" s1 j; X: E* P5 ?
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8 m( S9 r8 K& Z N# O· My sister has three rug rats.
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· lost interest or momentum
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· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.. T' r( j7 f% v* e \& F
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.3 r9 `; y* x, L$ s
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; S3 [( c* j+ V, [/ a· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.0 H/ J% z6 J ^2 P6 S, \
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8 k7 U5 f2 q$ F: C) F· He is very sharp with numbers: I4 K8 D9 r2 ?
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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( }1 \6 z4 ^6 X) c· try
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! s1 P. K r/ A; U) H8 j7 X8 K· 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.
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1 _" w8 e' I- w$ e. F* y· smoke eater
: c5 Y) q M6 z( t· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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" o/ `8 O" C+ z8 l S· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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3 U, C r* C1 L- w· frightened
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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4 R1 V6 @$ @* B4 r· My father looks square in his jacket.4 ]* p0 s$ g* B: @* i
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· This whole operation stinks.8 \, e6 U' R0 R2 @: Y
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; `. x; p' V/ a· I want you to give me a straight answer.0 j; J, M' u/ P6 ?$ j; i$ {' k
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% B) S/ F& V) H( E" h$ f· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· Don't be a sucker.2 W8 h& s' X5 K+ o; b1 G! G
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8 C+ o' `/ P4 E b* Y# F9 Z5 I· be deceived
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· take a hike
$ y) [% v6 y; X: R" T· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· I have been taking care of business.
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" o5 g$ H/ w8 I: P2 j· doing what I have to do
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! W& O K/ A h9 g! W) u· completely wrecked
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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1 [7 ~) e5 ?0 L% B0 }# N& ^+ F· up for grabs
! g* h- i7 K% Q. _0 l, y· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.4 A2 q" l2 G! I, z: d! Q1 X
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+ I1 w5 n& N/ o· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.' l( ^3 V9 y, Y- E6 N2 f
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· relax and do nothing
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· whiz
' v1 z( B+ q4 F8 ^4 N8 q) v· He is a whiz at the computer.
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+ I0 ^, p3 C& }( b6 k$ E. m· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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& Z$ d: V: y# S· He knew zip about running the company.
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