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[angelonduty]

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Lesson 8

1. Her boyfriend has deep pockets.---is a good source of money
2.Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.---chancy
3.I hear that it's a dirty movie.---obscene
4.I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.---leave
5.Don't try to do a snow job on me.---deceive
6.He is such a dope.---stupid person
7.There are a lot of dope dealers around here.---drug
8.He is such a dork.---strange man
9.I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.---money
10.Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.---drink quickly

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 9

1.Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.---boring
2.This drink is really dynamite.---powerful, great
3.My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.---a lot of gossip
4.The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.---likely victims
5.The problem is really eating away at me.---bothering
6.That's excellent man.---fine
7.The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.---confrontation
8.This music is really far-out.---great
9.The addict needs another fix.---dose of drugs
10.He is too flaky to do the work.---unreliable

 

[zznn123456]

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well done,angel,thank you.
deep pockets------开心

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 10

1.At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.---remembered
2.I haven't seen a flick in a long time.---movie
3.He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.---lost control
4.What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?---other side
5.His older sister is a fox.---very attractive
6.She is a foxy lady.---sexy
7.The pillow was a freebie---free
8.I got into gardening in high school.---became seriously interested in(get into something)
9.I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.---understand
10.If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.---hurry up

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 11

1.I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.---job
2.This computer program has a glitch.---defect
3.This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.---fashionable
4.Let me have a go at solving the problem.---try
5.I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.---go crazy
6.What is going down?---happening
7.I am really a goof at times.---fool
8.I really goofed up when I painted my room green.---made a serious mistake
9.You are always acting goofy these days.---silly
10.Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.---head

 

[我是大胖]

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谢谢啦,一定认真学习.

 

[angelonduty]

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欢迎大胖!

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 12

1.His salary is twenty grand.---thousand dollars
2.Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.---marijuana
3.This job is pure gravy.---easy money
4.This music is groovy.---pleasant
5.Picking your nose is really a gross habit.---disgusting
6.The party was a gross-out.---disgusting time
7.Where is the best place to get some grub around here?---food
8.Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.---unclean and untidy
9.That is a really grungy jacket.---dirty
10.He got shot in the gut.---stomach

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 13

1.The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.---basic
2.It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.---courage
3.That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.---dangerous
4.Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.---accelerator
5.I have decided to hang up my teaching job.---quit
6.Just hang loose for another few days.---relax
7.We need to hang tough on our decision.---stick with
8.The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.---weapons
9.I had a buzz on after the third martini.---was slightly intoxicated
10.I have good vibes about our new secretary.---feel good about

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 14

1.Recently I don't have it all together.---feel mentally all there.
2.I heaved up on the floor.---vomited
3.The teenagers look high to me.---intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
4.He is such a hip-shooter.---always talking without thinking
5.I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history.---something in the past
6.Your proposal was a hit with the boss.---successful
7.I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me.---hide
8.The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.---boss
9.Her clothes make her look like a hooker.---prostitute
10.The police stopped them because they thought the car was hot.---stolen

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 15

1.I will do it soon so please don't get huffy.---angry
2.If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business.---eager to make money
3.If you don't hustle, we will be late again.---hurry up
4.The fans were all hyped up for the football game.---excited
5.Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.---over excited
6.Can you show me some I.D. please?---identification
7.The tie you are wearing is really in.---fashionable
8.They are really in deep with each other.---deeply involved
9.Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.---settled
10.This is a very intense situation we are discussing.---serious

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 16

1.I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.---trouble
2.Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around.---wasting my time and causing me trouble
3.My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.---an athlete
4.The john really smells.---bathroom
5.Where is the closest joint to here.---cheap bar
6.He is good at rolling joints.---marijuana cigarettes
7.Sam is a junkie.---drug addict
8.He acts like he is just off the boat.---naive
9.He kept his cool when his house burned down.---remained calm
10.I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.---beer party

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 17

1.I get a kick out of watching him paint.---enjoy
2.He is a real klutz.---stupid and clumsy person
3.Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.---criticize
4.My dog gets knocked up once a year.---pregnant
5.Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?---stunning person
6.Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.---punch in the mouth
7.Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood.---strange people
8.You need to be more laid-back.---calm and relaxed
9.That is really a lame excuse.---an inadequate
10.I have heard that line a million times.---story

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 18

1.John is a loser.---annoying and useless
2.I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.---rolls of fat around my stomach
3.Try not to make waves around the office.---cause trouble
4.I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.---exhausted
5.He plays a mean violin.---performs well on
6.I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.---large
7.He made megabucks when he sold his company.---a lot of money
8.You need to mellow out and enjoy life.---calm down and relax
9.There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me.---total collapse
10.The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.---nonsense and a waste of time

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 19

1.I am going to try to move on (someone) Sarah next Saturday.---pick up and seduce
2.That is total mush and you know it.---nonesense
3.Watch out for the narks in the airport.---drug police
4.That was a neat idea that you had.---good
5.There are too many negatives about the company merger.---bad things
6.The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.---arrested
7.He took a nip out of the bottle.---a quick drink
8.It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.---no problem
9. I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.---heat up in the microwave
10.Does that attack plane have any nukes?---nuclear weapons

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 20

1. think that he is a nut.---crazy person
2.You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.---crazy
3.Have you found a pad yet?---a place to live
4.My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.---annoying
5.My office is filled with paper-pushers.---bureaucratic office workers
6.You're too old to be a party animal.---love parties
7.We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.---celebrate
8.Get your paws off of my body.---hands
9.I am not going to work for peanuts.---practically no money
10.He gets pickled after only one beer.---intoxicated

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 21

1.He is a pig at parties.---eats too much
2.Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.---eat a lot or overeat
3.Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.---stop and go to the bathroom
4.He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.---intoxicated
5.He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.---quit
6.Shut up or I will pop you.---hit
7.It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.---buy
8.He is really a pro at his work.---professional
9.Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?---reminder
10.The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.---mentally ready

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 22

1.I feel like I am going to puke.---vomit
2.I am going to push off now.---leave
3.You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.---seduce
4.It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.---deception
5.Who is going to quarterback the meeting?---lead
6.I need to make a quick buck.---some easy money
7.I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.---bed
8.I am going to rack out for two hours.---sleep
9.There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.---noise
10.I can't believe we still get this same old rag. ---newspaper

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 23

1.We need to sit down and rap about a few things.---talk
2. When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole?---run down place
3.The raw office workers were not getting much done.---new
4.The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.---got angry with him
5.Your idea is really red hot.---important
6.Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.---repossess
7.The circus was really rinky-dink.---inferior
8.The comedy program was a real riot.---funny
9.That driver is a road hog.---takes up too much of the road
10.Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?---with ice

 

[angelonduty]

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Lesson 24

1.We have had a rough time this winter.---hard time
2.Is that a rug on his head?---wig
3.My sister has three rug rats.---children
4.My wife rules the house.---dominates
5.He is always running off at the mouth.---talking too much
6.The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.---lost interest or momentum
7.When did you hit the sack last night?---go to bed
8.Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.---swindle
9.Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.---ate quickly
10.What a stupid schmuck.---jerk