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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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- @- b" a" p/ N2 Y4 r$ W· mean
" y2 q, ]* C: i. _. M) Y( y/ n· He plays a mean violin.
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· megabucks
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) Y( l& s9 x( E· a lot of money
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6 L2 x" p2 n& }- O2 t· knock
2 ~( N* v( r6 R. A- T· 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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! G9 ?4 v. G1 v' \& d· mickey mouse
7 L! D: M9 `! p* ?' [) u· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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, w! R( F3 e% J9 ~4 D· nonsense and a waste of time* ~7 F. L$ o4 X6 h% R) @
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5 g8 w& z& s' B- h' b7 c k. S· move on someone3 K4 z) P. s1 w1 ^1 R: F) {
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.& q+ t; ~+ |. k# |; e
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· drug police
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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! z2 s+ C( N% t; G& M" ]! h· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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6 c- V$ E. Y0 ]! x7 X' L/ I· no problem
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6 c& J/ q2 ?' b. V5 J& d- V4 ]4 g· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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. p/ m U5 I6 [" g8 _· I think that he is a nut.
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3 S, u! J, B6 N5 y" E3 {3 k· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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: d5 ?! f5 K1 d1 R· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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3 P2 G9 E' F& L) K· pickled
2 V0 u* j) r: }: d0 f! a2 W0 K2 o· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· easy to do
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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$ c) x$ ^5 i5 B) Z· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.7 y8 `* V; \% a8 l$ q. j
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" u1 F2 L) w# v8 x. [· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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! O* ]& k7 j7 ^6 J& i8 f· I feel like I am going to puke.7 a/ D, l7 e0 D& o$ U1 e
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* \# \# i) T9 J, |· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married./ Y7 F' g! p/ c% W* O( D
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- B5 d$ g+ k& a2 L9 u4 K· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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7 C$ H" u! d4 h' c: A1 F7 d· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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1 g$ s |/ }. g· The comedy program was a real riot.
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4 _; I/ L8 y2 I' ?; D0 v' ~. r· That driver is a road hog.
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· takes up too much of the road
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9 t! f; [3 S2 T2 j) q1 E2 D· My wife rules the house.
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9 g6 e3 f, n |$ i3 d· run out of gas
r5 U }( ^6 ]· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.- u7 l5 ] Y. S& T4 |: r" _
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· sack* O1 z' W X) C: B* a+ I
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.5 G4 t" \$ S5 U' o
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8 ^% @+ v( _7 a4 ?+ R, p· swindle. `4 p8 u% ]/ j2 A6 K
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
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· schmuck
_, P' y3 F6 T7 Y; w' d' R. }: H8 b· What a stupid schmuck.
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q; A4 z+ }% }0 M, C! {0 z· jerk
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4 O: N! z% s+ R h/ Z· screw around0 q$ |5 y& J2 a2 O5 l3 Y& J$ @
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time! a) t) h( @4 L! D3 ]8 Y; e
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· screw up
, r- n* M$ a9 {8 ^# F8 U% P2 L- d· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers8 |9 `& P- | n3 b6 B: r5 F
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· shot down
; \$ k2 G& }& Z7 G* S· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea. b% W; R2 A! G) y$ R) x6 B- N' ]
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/ N0 c: \% V9 l5 R2 I0 _· disagreed with& }. W# Y' B' S0 \6 q% D
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· jail
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0 w/ z3 K& j6 ?5 s/ [% n2 s· smashed
" z. s2 _: j9 H) e: I( C3 @3 {0 U· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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' q: V$ [! G) ~; m· smoke eater2 F2 t8 E9 L% u6 R2 X$ ~& h
· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.: \4 D- b! h$ e8 X5 G# G
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2 {" V# X6 [! G" t5 B, i· leave
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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* k4 I5 \* Z2 L% L/ _& J, ~· frightened
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3 s7 G# ?; W' ]! S· spud
8 s P+ V' c4 b, V* }· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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' h1 z4 Q% @; D- R( C· potatoes
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$ _- X8 U; i2 r, d+ a: p· square
4 V* i" g; s. ]% j# ]# ?· My father looks square in his jacket., A$ u: x' p# D) ?" Z1 G% r
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· steamed up
* ?7 ^. t9 v2 W, {( u· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.5 N h3 d5 _1 r2 H9 Y
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4 g0 r, B; l0 c5 [+ X& ~: J8 E· angry- A4 K0 r4 o% A" @' ~
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( F: _8 j2 }5 L4 B' G/ R/ o· stink
, [5 v+ F( J6 m6 g· This whole operation stinks.1 u0 _3 G# v3 N* j
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$ F* M0 s5 a4 J; }9 Y· is repulsive9 B/ ~ m2 x8 g+ A- H) i9 b: n
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* s, r3 J- ~/ d ~4 L· straight
1 b p; l* Z: _, s Y· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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' w- m: P6 d( C( t0 R· honest
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· Don't be a sucker.3 E) F+ d* e4 p4 W; \2 E. O
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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2 V$ f1 g# C* Q# X! U· leave, K5 r9 T+ x5 x$ O
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· taken
! B! q; d) o# h6 ~3 |· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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: ]9 ^+ n3 P* t$ b· taking care of business& \# e8 X; e: M7 j6 B: d7 _
· I have been taking care of business.
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; h' A; y1 b9 `: q# I5 d# _, L· doing what I have to do' O' Y) ~/ [2 w4 c2 j
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3 e8 @; d }0 }6 i) j, R· threads
5 J, _8 N/ \9 r( |- U9 \, k· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.% E- I6 J3 \4 e# z& r: P! h4 c. `2 a
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· tool around
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· drive around
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8 l0 p% s: F+ M ]( l1 J, _* v· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.# K+ T- j) @' a* g6 N
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- U: e: H& { c7 L# k3 C. b· happy and cheerful
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0 S* E9 a3 g& @2 F" a0 p· up for grabs
|; l4 L. s0 K& q3 S7 H· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.% q D( S: r$ Q' b& u! E0 }
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· available.
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· veg out" W x% Z7 _; h$ Q" |! M
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.- N( I. Y+ `7 T0 v2 h4 h* x' }
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+ c8 X# k* x" H) c; o/ a· relax and do nothing
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( C w6 C, B6 f! x' b4 g' R7 b· He really gives off good vibes.
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: K& `6 R$ Y7 x j1 v3 |4 R, q· feelings _1 j: i3 E* ^0 C6 k
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' U4 g7 T$ ?) t$ M8 i$ P3 o· 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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· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.* B6 z7 J) O9 A/ L1 w
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[" R& L( T- ?+ W5 x· wheels
" f6 L0 l6 @7 D$ x2 v9 O3 X$ S( ]· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza." ^# M9 \5 O. {( q4 ]& V
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- u" C1 ~2 u3 {& F( J· He is a whiz at the computer.% V: O( r* j3 f- t) Z5 B+ ?3 D
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6 J2 x* W6 z4 Y) C; y· talented person
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.9 Z( k2 f+ |6 Q( W
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· alert
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· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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' G/ h& c, s9 w- V· weak person2 U# V0 y6 P: m6 s. `
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· This food tastes yukky% v9 R) \* z; e1 w8 J/ N7 `! F& ^
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· bad
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7 ? ~+ d6 R9 q5 {* q# k· zapped
2 ?& M0 y" z" E· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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' _3 J" W H$ Z( \7 ~% r$ F· exhausted- }* l, T! M* U! B9 D
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· He knew zip about running the company.) \) y! Q5 |" Q/ W1 L9 J7 v2 [* s
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3 g7 B9 l6 |3 _8 c· Nothing
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