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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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% ?2 L; @* f5 b$ _7 j/ ^7 P0 j· mega
! b5 W( D8 X. j1 J* P· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.1 x0 T2 h" q% ?9 {
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% j. C0 U0 A: X/ x5 ]· mellow
5 A" k# n8 U0 s" k" i9 {( I· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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· meltdown
! }8 l' I, l& X, o( j· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.6 h5 X4 q( h: [3 f3 o2 D) ^; ^( S$ d
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7 {! V( b" C7 C X. ~/ }$ |$ F· mickey mouse
5 _9 R! t' r( j3 B+ }7 |· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.5 o' {) w: t$ f/ c" x0 a$ I# q7 l$ N
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& \! d# |/ ~6 o) ?* j! x· nonsense and a waste of time/ _2 \" }; h! I; F9 p8 C$ }. K/ c
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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: b# O/ i8 g% O· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.# w" [5 t' g! s- b7 l( Z
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8 B7 S, X6 n5 c& P· He took a nip out of the bottle.6 n' l+ B+ {) ?: M
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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2 ^4 E- K/ p2 p j% x& e! r6 R· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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5 @# J) _: M+ {0 q· heat up in the microwave
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* r9 H. q1 O: Q3 ~! v2 I· Does that attack plane have any nukes?# X: H2 o3 o9 l1 N4 T2 F
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4 O! g( d' t" e( n: m+ S7 C· I think that he is a nut.5 u0 d: i- ^$ d1 A# j
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· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.* q5 C! G& ]4 X
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· pain in the neck
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· You're too old to be a party animal.7 V8 t7 |* k4 O7 ~5 ^% k2 D
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· party-hearty
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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: S, d% D, P$ \# l. l· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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9 b3 U- ?) l& j2 d' \2 ^' u6 h· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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* m, d. r8 T# ]% g4 b1 f· He is a pig at parties.8 O& f7 o0 {# S! v8 \& h7 U+ x
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.7 n- Y, ]2 v+ H" A$ r) S2 n# s. f
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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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· stop and go to the bathroom
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/ [7 t# e( l6 n# X6 j# u· plastered7 W/ z1 W6 ^( Y% w2 w
· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend./ f* O3 v7 Y- G) i" M
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· pooped out
4 m8 x( m' j; D6 f- \7 g· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder
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· psyched up
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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/ ^- F! L1 x; b' u. c· mentally ill
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· I am going to push off now.
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( X) s @/ k0 I· leave
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1 P' N" F* I% t5 x' w$ f· put the moves on
4 I6 u+ E9 p* [. [· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.3 k* k! A/ [% I. O8 [
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4 x! M( @5 Y8 z6 `· seduce
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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5 Y( \0 C: }; T7 Z: s/ v· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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9 q2 N/ o, W2 W" u· quick buck
7 g: E# m2 R9 j' ~5 _- B* ?· I need to make a quick buck.
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· some easy money
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.1 E3 l0 ]2 I$ a
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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! G: d1 B3 u( I" i· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.4 e6 w. X8 A0 T
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3 ^+ D3 c+ q4 N# h- `· got angry with him3 P/ j. Y: S" H6 R. \) q0 k) Z5 T# p+ Z
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· That driver is a road hog.
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· takes up too much of the road
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- u) `3 {! v% i. [: n/ A· We have had a rough time this winter.2 i ~: ~( M& l! \3 j, R
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Q5 e7 y( Z' z- [ z) j3 A. I; |· My sister has three rug rats.
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· My wife rules the house.
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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8 n5 p9 D W3 F8 ?0 `1 H4 w9 v" {; T0 E· When did you hit the sack last night?% C6 q7 e, W2 F
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· scam p+ O- F5 w8 o4 Y# s# U& n' [
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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# s9 ]( f6 e4 u l a6 ~· swindle
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· scarf
7 ?0 U2 e; }; J0 n- g! `, d· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate. G( d! K0 x" Z' u; L8 C7 ]
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· ate quickly5 B; b3 v w; K( h2 s$ U$ T
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# e n" P* N+ _+ v0 X· What a stupid schmuck.3 r6 U \" g0 [$ C) H$ y$ N; I" {
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· screw around+ e9 {1 ^9 t5 K6 U f
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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( }6 ]: j) N' ?3 B· waste time
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9 e/ g5 w( ~- O! y2 i· screw up
+ O0 B% @* m) v1 ^/ p! E· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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7 d4 a5 ~8 j! ~7 F+ P0 Y9 f· make a mistake) R) a* U% G4 i: f0 ]* t7 Y" ^
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. W b4 h A9 C· He is very sharp with numbers6 a- p) W! Q+ Q! s
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# Q W3 P& a. o1 M" V l6 r8 c· intelligent
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try
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0 t- o8 j. g( `$ R" t5 R· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.1 N8 Q* J8 D( R5 Z7 O C
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.6 P/ i. k' R+ y7 ^. g4 j7 w6 l
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· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.- A: T' P$ `' O3 V
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, S# Q' A- I2 u+ j3 C( Y· smoke eater# F2 J8 m4 {, V4 O
· My father is a smoke eater.
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1 V" g7 S- V: T$ O· fireman9 w/ J+ C: A6 N% b1 K
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· leave
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: V% F) o, W/ M- b# ` S I) D9 ~" K· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.% ?* |4 R" W n* m
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+ }* N" e4 f1 @' j( D' B+ j· spud' O3 }4 D; W/ H9 J, i; x/ T
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?# K% Z6 d& V( }/ v" ?+ d- d
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$ g6 g! {/ o+ R9 a) c( X· potatoes
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· square; A7 A8 y3 x- }, [/ R$ l
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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+ L2 V1 c1 p/ j& ^& g8 h/ T· old-fashioned
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0 I I* D; r0 t+ W· steamed up' C* @# r) k. P( i3 p3 A4 X( u/ X
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.) F# u5 R) `. u) @' j9 e
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· angry
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· stink* b% p0 E' M) W+ G9 A: K* q% G" M
· This whole operation stinks.5 _5 l' x) }% _% F* X
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· is repulsive
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9 z( y* {0 G7 s: S x5 y& x· straight- n# f$ _2 Q1 p* Y: @2 a4 j- i3 Z
· I want you to give me a straight answer./ [- O" @8 I5 H$ k6 }) D
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· honest
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· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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! Z# q) w* g2 K/ E# Y# A) s2 L· upset
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7 z; [6 H- f H" H0 p" V T: s· sucker' u1 z% K6 V2 H* y# F
· Don't be a sucker.
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' Y7 q f8 H6 g+ V B9 G· be deceived/ h8 O+ r. d! `) U, }5 J
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· take a hike
' t+ V/ t) [+ u· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.$ K5 ~( N* ?; K0 F" n' A4 t/ E
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; l/ {3 n6 T5 ^· leave. v$ l" m2 I. L& Q
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7 p/ l9 I* q" G+ |6 d$ z· taken
' l! K R# k9 k9 V· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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- E2 F! K% z$ L: I- z8 k· cheated out of o( q! E1 H7 }, F
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· I have been taking care of business.$ z! _7 N6 I2 J9 L! j
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& l/ d0 k* ~1 c, m+ }* j" U· doing what I have to do5 {6 F+ P* |; y' R1 q" K
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· threads! i9 X9 b5 y1 t9 y( U3 B; |6 T& z9 W
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.* _1 |: ]/ t, M9 d. E t, b
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· tool around
3 `, m( A" E0 t+ B+ R· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· drive around/ e2 u7 ]! v* B% e% H/ Q
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· totaled8 J+ e& {' y5 p. k6 @
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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$ A/ a, u, D% Z6 H· completely wrecked
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/ o- B* r1 d4 p, v2 r; H· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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0 b+ l9 n2 g1 S3 M1 D$ d· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs, J' J# e- s0 ]* m w6 s* u
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.# f2 g0 l R" C" q9 I
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8 [3 m- g- g+ J9 {8 j, G7 V· available.
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· veg out# r% ^. P9 ?2 S$ k8 i
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.3 Z% x0 t. c6 R7 z4 o3 j! {
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· relax and do nothing
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1 _" v) q, Y9 _+ _5 ~· He really gives off good vibes.8 ]" p' Z+ I6 ^! v% `9 ~
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· wad
/ C/ x% o7 f$ r1 I* @5 b· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.2 j& D E. y: m
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· bundle of money4 Q# z+ ^# U; e4 s# w( ^
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· waste; m6 O( _6 e* D9 q
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill) ^" U1 O2 {( V
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9 y5 V2 W2 r2 d9 c! ^· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.1 o1 s6 _$ N5 F1 g. ]' M
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· car/ m0 s x# ~* w# h
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1 D8 I8 z$ G' p6 |" R0 Z _( G· whiz
% @# {5 \3 q+ Z/ x' u5 Q, \' d· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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, |) E: N9 s# L. H1 z( d9 j$ K· wired2 X5 |$ z# |+ h& H# `/ J( h
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.; x) J4 F ?4 ~& u- z
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· alert# o/ X8 b, O. i7 m7 t- o0 L O
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9 W' @2 b/ K3 H* L- L· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.9 e& `( ^0 ^2 c( _0 P
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4 w1 }+ M. k" ^4 w* G/ s' I& t, T0 E· weak person; T5 D" Q6 W- c% J1 a5 r# G
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· yukky0 P( b0 j5 W) ]! w+ l
· This food tastes yukky1 b# s7 g& S% B- Q
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! }0 I" R) z f1 ^6 ?& i· bad
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· zapped2 N( A3 d& e) M* E$ X# h
· I am too zapped to help you right now.. `7 B; K& e* b$ A. P# y
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, m% h# O+ g" v· exhausted
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1 a+ c4 ?+ w! t* o8 \. u· zip
* u; G: V w" }% x· He knew zip about running the company.8 `' H; C. {- G) X/ x/ k7 B, D
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· Nothing
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