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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.: l" n, h: o' Q* l4 c/ h
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% i: \$ Q5 y: O· He plays a mean violin.
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8 ]" n5 t+ F! u" a6 C· mega
. T! n2 x( i, Q; u1 Q6 ^0 |· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.3 c8 ?. J" g3 x5 {
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.! P3 S1 I9 Q8 I7 e
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: {5 e. f m, O· 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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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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' S6 U* L9 ^7 w+ |· total collapse! d* R5 ]. L! q: S+ a# X' F' ~. `
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6 S: ~' t% }5 z0 y6 C% O8 U. R· mickey mouse+ A4 p/ R/ {! i& u
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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7 V: M( a8 M) W' \+ B· move on someone
" L5 W* _) b/ P/ _7 M0 `9 @8 K: v: f· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it.! p1 x, o5 a7 g" }5 h
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· nonesense
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: d1 K$ S! F$ C" q3 P· nark
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger./ T3 V& x k1 p8 S$ z1 a
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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7 l# o! h! a( c9 K) z9 i2 X· nuke
7 D/ L: z4 _4 e$ M· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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% A. I# P* P+ A' O/ t3 ~% k& K· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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9 b# ^- w" t' f· nuclear weapons
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+ i( t. \. V/ s ?/ M9 Q1 |· nut7 ~# ^4 U0 m( G' W% j4 x
· 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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) Y# `2 s3 f& a2 H/ O* i* e· pad
; W$ M/ f6 a3 b) d· Have you found a pad yet?
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+ T: e' Q" v' C4 b· a place to live
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· pain in the neck
. v) k$ i9 _ j0 g) m0 d7 H) N( f· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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8 K7 j2 w$ d$ e% i· Get your paws off of my body.* ~* Z( K$ E2 m
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· peanuts
5 M% U$ a% g) V, e· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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3 }0 f3 k! U+ d: }$ e- c6 _· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.+ w/ ], \7 C/ b1 p$ [+ u
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· He is a pig at parties.
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) f- ~3 m8 y7 u5 `5 {( R· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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7 K. J6 c! v9 C7 o9 k· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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2 B& o* [) P Y+ b! r9 f( L· stop and go to the bathroom: ?/ e0 J3 Y' ?/ M+ B. _
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.- }, `1 p+ }1 K
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$ L$ \$ e! `" K+ i: ]8 j% @3 e· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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* e9 Q' F. _" b3 v" `) I0 `· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· hit
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2 W9 m- n; K3 Z9 h3 s8 D. s· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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# P, v7 K" v# x' V% E2 e· buy
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# Z2 R& R' G, E) T" t2 C· He is really a pro at his work.4 ~0 q$ x* Z/ Z& h0 k* s) {
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· psyched up
' e h( \% @# ~· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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" f' K$ ?6 V3 K6 A- d+ a; Z· mentally ready
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1 G: _9 t: N) i" C· 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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# t, T( t \' G9 o- g· vomit
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! P7 ^+ e1 j& G6 y! L" ^0 Z8 c; G· push off
5 _+ j2 Y- y: l& H· 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.4 K6 v' Z- }1 q4 z5 N, T
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· quarterback
0 q; G/ A/ y6 k$ L4 c7 [2 _· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· some easy money
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.7 D& W% q; E" {' h2 K' J' [. @1 x
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" U6 s" Q/ h' t· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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( d7 m/ n3 Z4 Q5 B& F6 d% c. x· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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6 R/ m, G1 j# n; q) L· The raw office workers were not getting much done.8 m8 s" F4 n0 Q2 ~ j, A
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· rinky-dink
. ?0 i: R5 X) B6 r c o' @· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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6 X7 ^+ ]2 h2 t( l$ i6 Q· inferior
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3 f( E- R# I* l. u C! J" L· The comedy program was a real riot.: {2 ? c6 v9 o7 p
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· funny
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· hard time
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* j1 S* R1 k) b: _· My sister has three rug rats.1 B4 X% b0 A! T- X3 K8 w* R
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· My wife rules the house.
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7 d$ b1 B# [1 a· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· lost interest or momentum
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· swindle
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7 j1 V5 P9 y7 U· scarf
! \2 n- ~" q* X4 s· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· schmuck
+ s- Y$ d' y5 O; h- B· What a stupid schmuck.
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time4 P' J. r7 Z8 u/ C( Q
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5 t3 _! h4 R; h V1 D· make a mistake: f6 H/ r1 ~$ [! D; `
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) A' k# n1 w8 q· He is very sharp with numbers
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.+ @3 a8 A% T: o' j
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.$ |% [6 e. B, q
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9 p! b# m- O" @. d" m· smoke eater! p' }0 i2 F' x1 n; `
· My father is a smoke eater.
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& t8 b. L/ z+ C% r( Z& ]· fireman
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3 y. Z9 x3 J8 I1 B& H& T: O· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.+ ~; k, b* R; d+ P$ n& J
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· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?1 A( H6 E( Y: Y: Y
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7 m. g& l, i+ [. N' _· potatoes
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, t! V/ ~- L* w" }! u( q7 o3 q' G· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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, G) E" m2 J0 V% e' P2 d" v· This whole operation stinks.
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# g, R+ o# ~( `! l· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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4 |1 {' w O, V· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.! A' w/ A% e: R" P- ~5 H
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f& L! J1 L, e( A# V· I have been taking care of business.
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, c' {7 H5 c" p1 C' L: _· doing what I have to do4 w d4 T$ T2 S" a
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3 v; p5 ]3 Z! L4 t· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.$ N( H m0 j7 v0 S4 c: Q; I
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) D! K2 A# U6 ?3 u· completely wrecked Q# ]! ~) y8 f+ [8 \
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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3 R" f* C: V' r5 }7 v" ?· happy and cheerful6 k. l' F/ p. C
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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.. j5 h6 K6 I i7 o* ]3 ?9 f
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5 b& c1 o8 l$ n4 w3 v· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· He really gives off good vibes.1 K4 U; K3 m7 ^& |
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· feelings
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/ e+ ]. m, v% o- x· 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
/ m* t" S& j9 N) t: t( A! ~/ S· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.' `5 L& d4 z" O; H
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.5 N7 n) i9 V& O. r) C( n
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* G: K" A8 }; Q4 i; {" B* I0 _; J· He is a whiz at the computer.$ O, B# V& J$ c6 Q6 U+ Y( L
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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' Z9 w5 B- [; y- Q3 S· yukky
1 g# ?$ _; H, u- [· This food tastes yukky
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' x) o8 i. ?& A: C, T· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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2 U4 y+ z* H% j. u, W· exhausted
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: O M) Y+ x8 x4 g$ y· He knew zip about running the company.
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# ?" m* b6 ]) v0 h· Nothing
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