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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.; I! l+ M6 {! h/ a' I o
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4 a- _$ R( _8 p$ J# {· knock
' ?; [# ^" G8 Q$ u* W· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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! D ~' @8 s0 y· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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- [' b) t5 k: U& i0 D! @· meltdown4 z1 J3 b4 R' N3 j6 d2 J5 b
· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· 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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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· drug police
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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4 m" P- b g [7 I8 x/ G) z$ A b· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.7 N0 K3 R- u; u" b2 Z. h9 X2 B
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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5 A$ R8 U. q( z· no problem
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.' k' y# n* m1 K0 m, ~- m. ~
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?1 Z0 F# ]" S) x# K. }
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1 Z$ W8 R7 }9 u· I think that he is a nut.
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# ^% U% H' }$ ~" J. n· nuts
! D. ~$ G! h1 L H5 ]6 v+ m' W* k· 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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· bureaucratic office workers9 J7 L3 k0 E7 r/ ]- v5 m. g: ]
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· Get your paws off of my body.# S1 y; Z! ~- \' |
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.4 o+ _. r2 |, F5 F+ W* Y
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# f4 @& t7 D# O* M· He is a pig at parties.7 u/ e# I3 X0 w+ x5 L' E4 v
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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. O7 m; m5 B m# z· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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( o1 N) M% C7 ~6 R· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.1 w3 \ h9 W. {7 N* [, T4 |
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· pro
7 k" U8 t$ e* a+ p/ P8 H2 J8 h5 a· 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?
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· put the moves on
e5 @$ O8 h2 o. A* y& r3 j· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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2 {2 V9 q" ^- |! n· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· I need to make a quick buck.
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· some easy money
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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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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( K. @. w Y! ?0 }6 K* f· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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7 M8 A& F q, b9 C· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report." ^( v% A+ o- P7 d& X& x% v
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7 S5 Q4 f% T/ F, s1 I+ x" u5 {· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.2 s @' q7 G% n- n" F2 l0 u7 c' h' f/ ~
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; K3 h: |3 p) ?+ L: W· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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( x" m x7 H" F! O( \- h5 | w* v· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.! B7 W+ M" @' l+ b" X
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· sack
& _, p, b m K) @% m' b· When did you hit the sack last night?
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9 K# W0 L; A3 J/ C· go to bed
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· scam
, D- i _" e0 j· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.; ?4 f' ~. \5 C, E( M3 u
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& J; \3 `) c- ~1 J. ^# r& W1 U! {$ J· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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: n9 {- H& G F· waste time- T, ?1 `7 g' p: |' i/ y. L
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! c/ }; m7 o8 T: P) a· screw up, u3 B6 t/ J# C* p5 O3 W
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you." c" W% P) g* y& P4 l \1 J. o
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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5 x5 m# ?$ E* ~; s8 w· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.6 U# [( `/ Z( B8 n
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.: l4 {( e8 O8 W; \5 Y7 L
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· jail9 U, ^8 x: p) Q' x; D' J4 j2 [
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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# M2 T0 o7 X- Y0 S7 {- O· My father looks square in his jacket.2 G" d; M0 d# B3 s8 k. |2 D
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# Z# {& W/ M D/ p+ M" A· old-fashioned
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# q7 f: [: N+ v7 \- R· steamed up' } E9 @2 C; D; v+ C1 }
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· stink
9 s$ ]' v2 `2 D4 i· This whole operation stinks.1 M& [/ l: s& Y7 g5 E; c( V
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· straight
& Y- h* H- H3 \5 }' M% P3 x· I want you to give me a straight answer.* ?& X7 g5 I$ o1 M* M! T0 t
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1 h) e @3 c: r· honest
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7 i" G1 p' G" F2 ?· stressed
; k3 ]" t# M/ Q0 x· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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# N) B( r- ~! d* D% k! p· upset
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· Don't be a sucker.
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* \5 v# ~0 j& s$ G· be deceived/ ~! m2 k. r g6 M9 d
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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& ]. e8 @- m) s& B) \· taken6 w3 [% l$ Y9 g O( [! S
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.# a! X: U2 X5 T4 K$ N+ \2 @
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· taking care of business
: o4 U9 ?7 m1 S7 h· I have been taking care of business.4 X, x% O5 E* Q8 u( g9 J
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· doing what I have to do
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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% W. r6 n4 E! ]. X. j* |0 ?4 y· tool around
# M) G6 G$ b1 U$ O( U2 K· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.1 u4 n3 i' C. c3 _2 m) P2 h+ B
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· drive around
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· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.9 }1 ?5 |: o- V
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· completely wrecked
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· 19
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.+ M H( j U \1 j9 n5 v
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N# I. e- h c2 b· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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$ Z( g0 {+ r: J" Y9 z· relax and do nothing' s" E: V1 X0 E! r) ]
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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4 p9 V- p: `( _2 m+ H· bundle of money
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3 \& }4 u5 t3 z# V8 l- |0 ]· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.6 f0 M1 I& X5 ]1 G
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, R s$ `: p# h$ f3 w, I/ 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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· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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; z6 S( L* `* Y* Z! }· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.! E' w/ p% Y! i$ w3 T7 G
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· alert
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· wussy
0 `1 G7 B5 h, ~, W" B5 ~- P, k9 J· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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1 O" m% G' `! ?& | ]· weak person
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3 T3 r7 w$ t8 D0 N* H6 }1 M· This food tastes yukky
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0 b4 V4 n. W5 u/ C3 b· bad
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· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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% t* \- Q7 l: \' e# K! j· He knew zip about running the company.
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* i. \0 A5 O% m4 z) z2 |· Nothing
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