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( E9 {7 ?; k; P: r1 a. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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$ x' C6 ~5 N; n0 M* g K$ n/ J" y· exhausted
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· mean
1 m0 R% t6 _7 G# q: d1 L) K· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on3 }8 V$ y2 H1 l5 `& w/ P
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· mega
3 t% h, c4 g7 @ F· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.* C" `- E9 L$ L+ w' K$ s8 u% S# d
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· a lot of money
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· 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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· meltdown
0 \0 c7 u0 B# |4 e/ l· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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6 b, H5 ?' @- N- _· total collapse: s& {( _' f4 c8 ]5 ], B) Z Y
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.9 k5 U$ ^6 i3 o4 C3 |
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· move on someone
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· pick up and seduce
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· nonesense
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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.
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\! I7 r, l1 a; g· nip
# k( H$ f6 D8 }$ N· 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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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.% w q! B% B9 a6 s" q+ Z
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· heat up in the microwave
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.
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6 M, W" B: _. c+ G% {; T· nuts
& j' r$ W! i- r; U' p· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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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.- h- N4 t. G1 b' j) D) y
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· love parties
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· celebrate
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, E3 l8 q8 o6 A% P· practically no money
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· pickled
; D9 j( R) \, t/ F: F" Q. d6 V2 M· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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* k( L' K' u/ v c· He is a pig at parties.
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· pig out
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· eat a lot or overeat
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7 y* O- q! w! X. c- p7 H· plastered
1 V6 O8 U3 V4 e4 J' T· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.( k( K% [$ l8 \+ l' L* h2 P
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· pooped out
& B! @( S0 |9 T: w; x· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.8 ^$ Z1 N. `; \# d* E C
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· pro
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· psyched up
- T& C ?) g, t/ w! b' P· 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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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· vomit
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( r! s6 f8 g# w% P$ U9 |" z· I am going to push off now.
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.* Q5 l( G+ e! O1 r$ Z9 Q
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· lead
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- S) [% K! }! ?+ g5 L· some easy money
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9 R4 X% e% | ]) \- p· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· sleep
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2 T5 x5 e1 l! e· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place
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· got angry with him
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+ t0 C7 | \! e+ [/ `% b· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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% A2 {) b5 t$ i7 E' W· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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5 I% B/ j4 Y z7 ~· That driver is a road hog.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· My wife rules the house.
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· lost interest or momentum
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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% B! @- [/ u, t1 L· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.* ?8 q" _8 q+ T5 X/ Q
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8 W0 l1 a9 R. j· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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8 P, R( F1 }0 t· schmuck
2 X% |1 a3 ]3 B· What a stupid schmuck.
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5 x* r) f, j r3 X3 A· jerk+ d4 q8 J% n- V5 }- B, i/ S
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.0 S, ^& n! x8 H' z, f7 y
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' k% K6 q/ g# G+ T9 b4 Q% |· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.9 q9 ]2 M6 ~) i3 Z- @/ P
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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7 X& X. R8 P* M· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.* q @: f3 N( a- T1 V4 _
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· old-fashioned6 ?& [* F, Q' f1 \3 j$ X) V- d" ?
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3 q! _# `5 n) v7 }5 X% h· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.' G9 f/ U( f7 g
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· angry
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9 u/ Q& v: L1 e+ d) a· stink
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· honest
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1 k% F, ~5 \# e7 \# B7 I· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.9 V3 z% g6 e2 h' q
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· sucker
4 F- M1 _+ z! n, g0 J/ f! s" l· Don't be a sucker.
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& Y/ {: i- [ V1 ]$ @· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike./ t; O6 t2 Q( o1 Y+ Z9 J- T
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· clothes
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! ~7 `) W% X9 h9 [: Q' w· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.3 f; U2 ~7 [6 g7 H* h- n
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0 G" m2 I1 B6 M! M/ T" Z& h: T· completely wrecked
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+ K- |" n% J8 c; @% x* {' W· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.9 r( Q* h% c: T
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· happy and cheerful
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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! |/ C3 I! l$ I- r· veg out
" M2 k/ k2 H o9 n; I· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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! |7 v* l+ P$ F R8 b0 l& C· He really gives off good vibes.
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· 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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· bundle of money
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· waste
8 g2 ~. P+ n! w U+ i; w9 O· 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.1 [, F# _( }: x9 F9 l2 K5 `
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· He is a whiz at the computer.' |, y$ J$ U; c, w7 f1 C- T: z
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5 j" r1 D2 u' _; ?. x- C· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert
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% b( L+ x9 T! S· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· yukky
& r) Y6 E0 T6 B3 _· This food tastes yukky
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.0 X4 X: J, u y( b
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· He knew zip about running the company.* K: R- P0 Q- D& h6 [/ t$ r
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