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! M9 Q3 O y0 A" x9 p. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.7 m& ^# _: L" T0 n
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.3 m+ Y- @! S2 f1 ^. q& s
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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, k* Q, g. C8 y; f- ]4 k· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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* q' i+ `3 B2 K# `. J% A· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.; I( _: f m5 d2 n. B! e" m
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+ K4 a$ P# x, O1 v3 i) M7 K6 v; w· 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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- y% C' _+ E, C0 Q" N· nonesense
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1 K: h, S- h2 {- L( Q$ f0 i· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink
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7 o6 d- [0 K5 o! a6 m/ }$ l· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.- b' R$ W! {( M) \8 [6 M
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.4 b6 |( v' l- N% E0 t8 I3 g/ t+ b
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· I think that he is a nut.2 c; N1 N' @' a! C, l p
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1 O: o4 [8 n2 k# _8 h( [· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.9 A6 g! X( r9 R) L/ B6 L
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( D3 B1 g7 w7 l0 t2 L: V2 K% `· Have you found a pad yet?
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5 @0 ^- B; M* H! e· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers./ j" y- g. s$ ~' w( Q
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· bureaucratic office workers! ]8 X- \9 |- F3 @
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· love parties
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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* X0 ~3 V, Q4 Z0 n8 f· He gets pickled after only one beer.4 _" z% U$ e w5 e: F- |. u
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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/ j$ K3 d0 h+ u* x6 K· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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2 q; w# c7 X3 O; y# d) {/ {· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.0 U A# \4 a7 N0 @. y: ~* z
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! c* @8 H+ p9 o· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· Shut up or I will pop you.2 x6 V7 @, W4 Q5 B% `7 s; c( R
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! B% c0 m8 h& C, M· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.5 G' o) d3 @0 r. l, }- f m
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.5 ~9 ^% [" _# O/ d+ @
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& l8 F# P# s- M. ]- L- H5 _· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· leave
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?* ]) `$ L R1 L6 Y0 Z
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.8 H) o$ v6 s3 ~1 i* \8 D @* j& M6 a
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· 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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$ H4 b F- `' R4 ^8 E* `· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.# n. \/ _; a9 Z O" n0 [8 ~3 w3 t
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( _ C7 O! S3 m1 J- s4 }· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· new
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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6 n0 }& H3 V0 t0 S, ?& }· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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5 j- t# T, A/ N+ s( H& [& L· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.2 F- [- a# Q& O5 E% k! u, D
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· children
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7 _# e5 u ]. g+ `· My wife rules the house.
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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. \* M' |1 u$ B( B3 h1 o. m· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.' ]( R2 U v7 a5 {
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2 g- ?! J0 W2 K· When did you hit the sack last night?
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# c: m8 _; F1 C. D· go to bed! s t$ M7 f" x: G6 p! y+ V
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8 j( c1 @- ~# p8 b Z% O' x· scam
* A. u# b& n7 w# f· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.: N: s P3 e% C* q
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, Z% _! d: j3 p· swindle
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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6 t7 J+ m6 D7 t9 `· What a stupid schmuck.
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+ |, h' s* ~6 }& W# t$ z· jerk
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.. l, x) R. Q6 ~' b
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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X s# Y+ o* Q3 D6 K· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.- w1 z7 _/ B' d" |3 E: m4 L9 ?
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' a# J& J. O# O7 s3 W5 f1 c5 r; V· My father is a smoke eater.
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7 b; \9 b6 x+ w5 s# [8 p' [· fireman1 {9 F1 p: K& O6 G4 Y: s/ x
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# w" Z9 m6 c* x, O; g- O* m· It is time to split and go see the movie.+ f' |7 w2 M" D* X4 z: I0 h2 H$ N
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- V4 e" N6 F2 X7 D% u7 l· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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3 h3 P6 [( R0 {6 k' Q· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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6 I7 V: o, W |$ {! `, y2 @· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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# [8 m3 g9 U/ S2 o· This whole operation stinks.$ Y1 L+ ]% O3 m4 e
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· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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+ W* i0 T$ q' K w A- ]5 X! W· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.3 {7 h& P; Z* [
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· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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; S; n- D, Q: _2 I5 ]· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· doing what I have to do
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0 _4 m& @5 M! v+ a8 Y0 x· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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/ s" [* r" c, T7 G! o( N7 a· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck./ _9 T" j6 Y' a5 O1 J
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# E. B; R6 q+ X! c: w: m1 R' z· completely wrecked
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· happy and cheerful
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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8 {) K! c& V0 X/ W% J/ C· He really gives off good vibes.* L& ]9 L- F$ b& p9 j% `
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7 r; b+ m/ O# j ?; K& {* t· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.( K& @8 L0 m! ^2 i
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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# t: [: e# D! L7 X6 z· talented person
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+ _& W8 Y: A: u, |/ }3 k· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.2 K7 h. y& P6 ^) {
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5 W( l5 D2 M2 k3 ~; g4 g· I am too zapped to help you right now.* w# e7 g. M( q+ T( f* G
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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