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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.* r1 ?/ \! t; O5 N, Z8 Y$ I8 X+ C! d
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' Z3 O& H+ e5 o3 i1 G· mega
6 f* z$ ?( i' F" X7 u, _· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.6 y2 Y3 ?5 n" j7 b- q- i+ U
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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- @# l0 j/ a; {( f, v· a lot of money9 R6 _4 u$ }. @7 m7 U
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· knock
4 v( W F- y6 \· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize- Y* O5 ?+ i- O. I$ \
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2 F6 n) V/ J8 g# T6 _8 r· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.( z4 L0 |: e0 o& [4 R
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' C" [! e, x4 G8 a% ?: o F. f· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.* P5 X1 K0 M$ q/ U1 ]
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· total collapse
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· mickey mouse
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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9 @! Z( N w/ o$ b- ^7 D; s· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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5 \) q0 I5 a! `5 q· nonesense
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.1 L- q, A" G" b' v9 V
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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9 B0 o! n2 j% K2 y· no sweat
& o3 l, f1 w* h! J" u0 S! h· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· nuke
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· heat up in the microwave
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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4 G& H' x( a2 y' |" ], G% M· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.7 ~( U; L6 s4 u0 _
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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2 F- h# j' {5 {, \· party animal
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.; C' @5 `+ ]3 @; Z# }" C' R
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· Get your paws off of my body.# B: W2 X- l" B- n3 B+ Y- I
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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) J, {: x, R1 W/ L· practically no money
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( }0 T) T, E' L! k0 Z9 `· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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1 o$ t3 E1 u2 n/ j0 U6 }· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake." s6 a* \* i V# c4 k- \
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6 ~9 P7 G2 r8 v& ?8 h2 Z, h( r· easy to do
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% X5 a I9 C v9 D( M· He is a pig at parties.
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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3 `+ T; V+ h# l; I# X; ?$ h' }· eat a lot or overeat
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6 i8 H$ y: I- x" g$ e0 F6 a8 `0 I· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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7 k0 }. F3 f! G7 g2 E! n· plastered
8 f0 a$ I: v7 ~; E9 _· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.# h5 O* a$ q h, ]1 K( p' ]/ `; h: s
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· quit
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* {/ O3 w" ^' u# }) W& {· Shut up or I will pop you.
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, W: u- M' h/ o0 Q3 m7 ~· 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?+ x9 u+ r) X* @# q
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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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4 W. e; t8 `5 J7 B: M" e& j7 m' p& t- S7 T· I feel like I am going to puke." }6 e# Y2 F/ I( q9 q6 N
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· I am going to push off now.2 O* ?% s+ P% h6 ]* B
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: [( Q) U; Y: F6 m, [· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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* c6 f% S* ~5 n8 U/ l· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.4 Q6 y: X% ?; O# U/ k: L
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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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· new
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· inferior
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· Is that a rug on his head?; r! g4 q3 K( V# f( z
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D/ u5 R& A* i# B9 v· My sister has three rug rats.
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· go to bed
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9 @0 X/ U! C2 e& _· scam
# C% ]" _" h8 P+ f- }- i% X· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.0 E: |- R" K/ X* l
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1 j' x4 l% A$ q- w8 i4 ]/ e0 C# X· swindle
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+ O5 M9 W% B' e1 H3 K· scarf
3 x' b- B4 \$ ]6 D% h) r: _* r· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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' F* }9 }! f# J5 z2 `0 @& Q· ate quickly
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· schmuck3 _2 `: [! m" A( A0 n: |
· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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7 h2 N/ h! j: @, g Q· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time D1 S3 D5 B$ ]
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4 z& n H+ u) o ]' H, ~· screw up( R- D3 X* d* Y6 K
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake; {5 n' r/ s8 W1 a
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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, `4 n! t, |. s, u· disagreed with3 `- A/ ~/ G# n
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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3 `/ T$ p7 z7 S$ S! i7 o· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· smoke eater
5 f: e9 x- t1 p% C8 y4 E! l· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman1 R) W% b+ s; q: M5 h2 e4 |
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· split
8 N1 m K9 D2 y L· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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4 F: S5 w4 F8 c' B· frightened
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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7 b5 s( J, L! P) `' Y· potatoes
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I V' c0 ?" U( Z0 V· My father looks square in his jacket.
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0 ~9 u, y0 `5 L# M3 X) c· old-fashioned5 `# T3 U, U8 \& V
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· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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' t2 C, s6 N: R9 v- b· This whole operation stinks.
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7 C5 S7 X/ t0 y$ P: [3 x# x· is repulsive
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· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· sucker
/ B/ x& J" ]6 P% C· Don't be a sucker.' o0 R8 \& j% m7 }5 l) `0 ?
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· be deceived
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike., r# F1 K6 C4 g+ w; H
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· leave
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· taken
+ R$ j+ d# d5 R· He was taken for all his money at the casino.4 J+ ~- o9 a) C" A+ P' J
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# {* k3 b, ^* P· cheated out of
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- |: j6 |4 g0 o+ D) I# v· I have been taking care of business.( Y1 G" C% u3 ^3 q* p
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· doing what I have to do0 V2 W3 O* t$ _5 S0 p& u W
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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4 u8 d. c; E* ^% O! S! H0 U· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· totaled
. T4 E+ Y1 q% X$ b; g8 B· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.4 o1 `% ^! o$ g/ S3 s6 p- }1 q
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· completely wrecked- H4 V$ N1 V- e4 w" W& l+ [
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· up
5 A: B$ n6 K3 \5 T· 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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5 c4 V) |% S3 j· available.
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4 P2 B% T3 ?: A· veg out
8 K8 o# Z& s# l0 D7 Z8 ~+ x· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.3 ]3 H- d9 H6 q; d7 z' D3 {
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- G3 D! N5 a/ x· relax and do nothing
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· vibes
- E- T8 ~: F* R y. z· He really gives off good vibes.
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9 X6 B5 s$ ^2 l* ~5 L7 g· feelings
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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- [- D' y6 B( ~0 S0 w2 ?+ A* k4 J$ `· kill
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· whiz
! @* s* J' q* k+ G. F* R) j· He is a whiz at the computer.) }7 p' ~; A! t: x% H7 h. f4 d5 ?
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4 u% l1 a3 V, X* V# ?· talented person; }, d4 l- V: x' L0 ]
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· wired
4 o9 n* ^6 Y# M6 \0 B6 i, v· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.& M# u* x- Q5 M4 @% X8 y
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9 T% Y3 Q- I* l0 J3 X+ ]( S· weak person
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- E9 g& ]* x% ~9 M0 E3 p· This food tastes yukky
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· bad
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.! F3 H% G3 X+ t
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· exhausted
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· zip
- u9 n0 D; u% y1 n· He knew zip about running the company.3 A' Z' H8 Z, m6 a; k/ u
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4 m1 h+ {' B) {) k, g2 I· Nothing
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