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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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+ N1 |% p! L5 P y( ?9 d+ J· He plays a mean violin.1 Y( y) b4 z! R# P
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· large
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- i P# M" u( J5 i+ J· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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- i9 X7 S- O" Y/ [· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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f3 @5 e% [, A( Q) Q. T· nonsense and a waste of time
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: L0 G/ Q) c6 l% `* p |3 Y· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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. \( U2 V1 u$ X: g6 ?* Q· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it.7 ?$ y2 A5 v. _/ H
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· drug police
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$ w- J# Y$ I+ A- r8 L+ H· 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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· nuclear weapons
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& p2 z0 Q+ r; D5 P' l· I think that he is a nut.
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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8 ?' X, |: v! Z- L· annoying
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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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.5 F+ F' k! {4 w- Q: x U8 I
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! Y+ t: P7 t- a7 V; _7 r6 e) k· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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9 D- t2 g9 l. Y4 l$ k· practically no money
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· He is a pig at parties.
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· eats too much
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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4 U) ]7 I# O; M0 `/ h· plastered
; u# H& {0 u$ V( ^2 t· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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' X' e5 c. O( S" l· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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4 B. _/ B4 f1 D7 A7 G; }· He is really a pro at his work.
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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+ C& x7 M6 ?/ M& ^1 W· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.* N: ~% m$ t6 C
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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; K( W* a7 p% S: v5 f· I am going to push off now.
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" u1 | Q0 d" {$ N, |· leave
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/ s" [: V$ I& j$ z· put the moves on
" D$ E% f0 R! t+ k· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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1 y8 ^" i. }* i5 I# E/ U" f· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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; E+ K x; q; I0 b% M· 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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4 ~7 ^. A3 u/ Y· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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) Z8 m: |$ A! h+ y· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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! [; ^6 d) L" H4 Q6 F3 ^, i0 r· My wife rules the house.
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· lost interest or momentum
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2 P, e4 u. Y; W0 v5 |1 \- P· When did you hit the sack last night?
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% w4 z: L5 H( {/ `, k· go to bed
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.: ^+ O, y" ^& y; N7 h
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; Z O3 f! W9 f& E) l· scarf
3 A/ }3 K+ h0 \0 T· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.1 u2 l [) _1 I: d5 A
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& {5 @ `3 G9 d0 U2 d& u8 D W0 R· ate quickly
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· schmuck9 k4 i W, j. B* z
· What a stupid schmuck.
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: r O9 i6 U% l, _, a, T0 e3 H* S5 S· jerk
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* T* Q1 I: d9 {0 y8 Y1 [· screw around, C2 t* u: R9 w
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.6 V) ^2 X) X6 Y; O: T
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' ^( A* r4 Q. x/ I6 W· screw up+ X/ |% E, m Y, x+ k) b x- J
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.% w$ u+ s! O) T
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· make a mistake
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· sharp+ g/ q. b0 ?/ v' h) Q4 Z. @( t B! F
· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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· shot
* R. y% O( E. X· I'll give the puzzle another shot.9 ^* O- J. J4 H% T8 @ j( }
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· shot down, u4 N7 P3 u0 [+ D) t0 Q
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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- B8 s# s8 l7 L6 T( b· disagreed with
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail- x: U+ v+ r4 |& q4 _2 f
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# x* ~9 a6 r* [, E. R% p· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.2 q$ h/ y$ }, M
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· intoxicated/ r b4 k! |4 Y
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· smoke eater6 @! a) F. L; d0 k
· My father is a smoke eater.
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, T4 I D) C% e: R3 {· It is time to split and go see the movie.1 ?7 N+ r9 m' G5 F
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· spook2 l- f! q1 [. _
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.3 {" o* ]: ?. V( P0 s, R+ C
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5 M0 F4 {' \7 s* Z# R4 U+ b· frightened
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?# J4 _. x( v% J# Z; w5 D
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* z6 \3 d# i3 D, R9 ~7 ~3 l* Z· My father looks square in his jacket., o# m m- z, O7 V+ c: ^" e
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: Q7 p9 Y0 h' H! Q· old-fashioned
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3 F, D- ?: N, m* T: g# J) y· steamed up
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· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.5 z( | G$ H/ d) L' c
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/ ^+ p/ e9 ]* v( [6 k' H: N· is repulsive
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· straight
6 Z* Z' `; G) G+ K; v· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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· honest
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- j- Y Z$ |& K: a· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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( p( z* n. ~( M" C. `) y+ g+ X2 i· Don't be a sucker.4 F. Y8 H/ a3 S2 ~8 f! [
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' X! M" V2 H" o" T· be deceived
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.5 {& H2 `. v# R/ N, j0 K2 w5 j3 A
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· leave
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· taken
. Y; X. b% [ N/ A3 Y· He was taken for all his money at the casino.4 C L$ Y2 E5 U4 K
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7 I) s) y9 t% w+ J· cheated out of
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/ K* m n# z/ ?, Q. v· I have been taking care of business.8 n: |! L! h* `5 z
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· doing what I have to do
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& R7 d- W, f+ f' L9 y: a' M· threads4 l/ E4 _( L/ I! L% L+ W+ \5 M S+ c
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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; X$ k/ F0 p1 m' @1 B· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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" D( g; r9 o4 \ J! v· drive around4 N2 O( A: ?4 j9 U
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· totaled
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· completely wrecked
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.% }# a8 u: p9 j- `7 P
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* H: A' m' v1 Q4 V2 @1 Z· veg out
& n4 D3 u( Z! ^" B: g, L· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· vibes
: K7 x$ T* m) o' W) i· He really gives off good vibes.4 g$ W7 x- h2 e# g9 [
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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/ t0 M. ~5 o+ r4 C- R# {
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· 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.0 q1 Y/ g H! S6 F' u! x; e) U& K4 m
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# o# \: u. h% f9 {5 E9 L6 J/ e# H· whiz
3 H! W9 F% Q j/ o2 W8 \· He is a whiz at the computer.4 `& V" y# w% X) Y) N
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/ g2 N. w1 c$ D9 f: t5 }· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.0 h, t5 Q" q; U2 x) R: P! X; x
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· alert
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· wussy
0 t9 ?2 |) M# U) \6 X$ `& V' U! v· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.: h* b. O4 G3 d
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0 p) L) z, S9 c% u6 s. d· weak person! ]* s0 }0 a, G7 E! S9 b& s+ {
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· yukky* Z2 x- Z6 U- J) f
· This food tastes yukky
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4 ^$ p. m3 a+ F6 }· bad
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# r/ a, `. p' ~+ ]· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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, ?" W" G% y4 S. n2 w% H& k$ v· Nothing
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