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0 C) w4 ?1 P* T1 _' v! N5 E. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin. G; B2 ?5 ^3 w+ t
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· mega
& [( s1 T k! |· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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: `' T1 }$ f) I" X3 x; [9 W· megabucks
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· a lot of money
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8 z+ {7 c& h' b$ X· knock
: K/ \3 @0 C- K& D$ I4 s6 q· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.. g5 i. G( N8 k L1 E( ? X# z" s
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· criticize
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· meltdown
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· total collapse
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7 k& @' T3 l+ N( k f· mickey mouse% w% O6 I& ^4 A1 @+ ?
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse. p" M* v" Q) [8 g) Y) E) D
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· nonsense and a waste of time* J, [1 ?1 D4 f
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· move on someone
$ `* X7 Y* }+ L· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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+ E6 O: o6 B1 z8 q· nonesense
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& A+ w7 N2 s. A- m* P9 N/ Y· nark
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# u: e. g7 V0 K: ?1 j· That was a neat idea that you had.
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a6 D4 [# I: i r1 i7 p+ b- p· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· arrested
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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" N/ g% {. P" E# N· nuke4 w) G3 @% |2 U0 E5 n9 n% Z
· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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* H; E8 V6 V* D6 f1 A0 c$ h$ d· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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" |8 ?- o" H% d9 C· I think that he is a nut.- D3 z% }4 i# [8 {
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, {( I8 N- [; n2 w8 E· nuts
3 O3 M: I/ @; k. c x4 R· 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.
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· paper-pusher
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% \, B0 Z) Z- C· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.: I# { |/ J# B
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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5 I0 L; L# Y3 k! m7 E6 \· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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7 j1 X8 {8 Q. t' U· eat a lot or overeat
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. ^2 s: {: ^3 G· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.6 i' I( W e5 q9 B
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- Y! }0 O8 B6 k" Y7 ?1 X· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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8 `9 M' L) x$ m6 r8 N# D· Shut up or I will pop you.; ]/ ^; y6 [. C9 B6 ^
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2 @0 ?4 S4 A* c8 |9 V$ Q· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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" i i% P; G4 w# [· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.9 H+ H+ d6 f2 [0 C* W) |6 v
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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, v0 \ Z N% @' z8 X· I am going to push off now.
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· leave
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b" E: ^% h; h% U9 x· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.1 N7 Q5 {- I, q2 a4 J3 B
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% F, J3 _+ E. u5 `% R· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?5 I1 o! b2 G" v4 ?
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· quick buck
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· some easy money
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· rack
4 X I, M! U2 w- n& T. m# k4 l· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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" m# c5 q9 Q1 d# N3 t/ P· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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' e8 k4 z; K" n- N" D· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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& D, |1 X5 m4 a7 y# d· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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) g! y. d1 h' a* y1 k; i% x· 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.
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J# L- B( Z3 l% p· The comedy program was a real riot.2 L1 D2 w" }7 C$ ^/ O' r, q4 `
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8 w4 `; J+ |$ y2 i9 m7 v+ [! _6 z/ ^- v· That driver is a road hog.
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· We have had a rough time this winter.; O0 w1 i( D2 ?. y8 t- M
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- q1 @% e9 P% m& b! z1 Y( c· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed. [* @3 p" i9 u' s( @+ Z
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: t6 I; l3 j; o g· scam
% F; ^8 V& |" f5 }# g' ?· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.7 b$ ?0 m- K# ]+ j
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6 ^# r4 o5 |7 v: A5 b· swindle/ [8 w1 s3 P! f# n* q0 ]1 D0 j
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9 b& k! a$ ~% h0 s( r· scarf0 y3 c4 G$ d/ R7 v( d
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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! M5 ?* r% L5 ?/ A/ j! N( F· ate quickly3 @! n0 z/ T7 I" E* e \
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. x) M+ F f6 p- C! D! r. j· schmuck! p ?! J6 s2 H
· What a stupid schmuck.4 F# ] x. j3 Q) N6 S
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· jerk
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* P, P4 ]& l1 e2 ~, @· screw around; f7 X. {) l+ s$ A
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.4 f( }3 e; T9 ~8 Z( ?) z& F
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U4 P3 L. ?/ a. l· waste time
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· screw up
+ O! [( D3 _8 ~. H. U9 q- i; w· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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* N' I6 e# H9 V· make a mistake+ S8 J' U2 K4 D6 [6 P! H
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· sharp9 r3 z3 W, H7 m$ @3 F& s1 [
· He is very sharp with numbers
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" x0 G7 d4 B; Y7 W5 Z7 s2 {· intelligent
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· shot2 b5 X* Y0 z0 S" n
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try/ S2 t1 } v2 S9 e4 Z
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· shot down
4 X" _! H5 ]; k2 I6 J' K· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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5 B* K5 t/ b5 I: l5 x* k· disagreed with" u4 l" L2 F9 [4 Z" a& d! f3 O
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.) ^+ O& | g0 e" F8 _! i
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: U( O+ w+ @+ n! g· jail
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· smashed$ t1 {4 [* T0 ]$ E1 @! R/ Q- [1 g2 {
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.6 J! D N$ ?* k! }9 R0 V. C
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" N# E1 d) C- @2 V· intoxicated
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6 c: l, F. v8 J· smoke eater
; q1 ^: k" C- B· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman2 L/ a: J7 e% a+ a
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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· spook( }4 O: Z6 [% d8 n- w9 E
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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# K8 r( F! ]/ @· spud
4 J. \6 a# \; |7 L· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes7 K# ^! f a G+ i" s- E3 ?
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3 q# B$ I9 }/ w$ b3 ?4 Z3 P$ \· square, S+ F6 p4 R0 a* S1 I9 p% A6 R
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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· steamed up
# H. |. H3 @$ x& d' f: K+ e· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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! d4 Q1 ? L) O3 r9 i8 n· angry, f ~$ N' ~8 N
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+ ~& ?$ h, U, a, w3 o· stink
! C6 ?* }/ P1 n5 Z# T6 J· This whole operation stinks., O( D5 \: U/ p; v0 L5 m& [
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· is repulsive
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+ g7 Q. v2 C6 y: U* p7 H· straight8 o5 s1 r" D% L' ]: Y Z; R
· I want you to give me a straight answer.( b0 h" t$ j; b6 t
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8 E) {6 B0 T! u- u0 J. z+ U/ y· honest
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· stressed- O7 R1 U& Z: Z8 O$ P3 C! o9 _ y
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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0 D- ~* n$ M' p+ ?7 [· upset
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· sucker& U- U( [- ?: @6 [8 c$ y- h
· Don't be a sucker., v! x Q0 T0 V: \
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; Y2 L0 W7 M+ W+ ]· be deceived7 D0 u0 ]& G d* l3 T) w8 H
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5 D( a4 f2 ?$ x+ ~. Z· take a hike
; E$ N' A2 Y0 P- \- t· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· leave& d Q; M0 E- ?/ L& _8 X( U
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· taken& j" w) H( B- k. b L% K# K% }0 c
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.- _+ Y+ Y1 ~" U5 f: `
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· cheated out of
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· taking care of business/ ~; |* ~. z7 e
· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do
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· threads
/ A: e2 P# j& ^4 P9 u6 _· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes
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& J( ?8 G. `$ h% U2 N; K! \" H· tool around/ E2 }- k+ }% N! ]* f
· 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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· totaled
7 y* y% o) f2 Z$ ^0 p· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.# A5 g; |6 U6 S+ y
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· completely wrecked% y7 Q- L3 f5 G5 P( a; m2 i1 _; N8 D
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0 D7 U- ?3 k( J5 ]9 @; {2 G· up, ~! J f$ h7 s4 {$ A
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.+ W( q0 H4 f( O
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· happy and cheerful: u" c. E' w4 j
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· up for grabs
4 I3 ^2 g' J* H) R7 k· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.. K/ q) s/ m' ^& n5 \
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1 i0 m/ V! U: t! K· available.
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; j- g, j/ _% p' F9 X· veg out5 Q! P3 ]; ~/ F: X
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.5 L2 F7 w, V3 f, {5 g, s
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· relax and do nothing, X! Y( X5 q* o
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4 Q0 y0 n3 a- D2 a' M· vibes/ B' g3 k X N1 o5 u5 z
· He really gives off good vibes.( y/ r/ _! Y5 R, F
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6 ~6 o% y% P" g9 q· feelings x7 [4 @5 S8 n
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· wad
# o0 e- S) \2 z: O· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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; X( X& W# ^1 R7 \· bundle of money h. `# I. W# Y; _
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· waste3 h' |' m3 F! b- j' }. k$ O* Q
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill9 u9 G1 w8 w( }6 N7 ?# e, E9 F" X
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· wheels
% V2 F Y( ?3 W- e· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car
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* y4 e- P, z; H) o3 K+ Y· whiz
2 x. P8 q. i/ o( w· He is a whiz at the computer.
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; `. Z1 P0 K% b( R" n· talented person
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7 p3 ^4 K" C; F% k5 E( z7 N5 h a: u- ?· wired
5 [' Q- p; S, G5 q+ X* I5 X· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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/ @' C3 [7 ]4 `; F' H, q· alert! w0 k2 H, B1 ~ a
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· wussy( @) i$ a" \# R) B
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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! P5 w# l: z4 u4 j/ N· weak person
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· yukky
2 v+ W9 H3 h1 f( b/ P· This food tastes yukky
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· bad! X% H5 ^. F# f" `
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/ J9 c8 f, J: A5 O# ]· zapped; f3 T7 x& P4 K& V4 B
· I am too zapped to help you right now.% ~ h; x8 y9 g+ i- P) v
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· exhausted
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( m4 K i, F2 w3 g· zip
w- V8 d9 l+ I· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing1 }4 ]6 b+ X5 B( y& K$ ~6 L0 D7 i( N
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