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read someone’s mind

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to guess what someone is thinking

// 
I can read my sister's mind
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read between the lines

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to understand a hidden or subtle meaning in what is written or spoken

// This is very polite, but when i read between the lines , I realize that it is serious business

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red in the face

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embarrassed

// I forgot the words to the song I was singing. I quickly got red in the face

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red tape

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rules and regulations

// there is a lot of red tape, if you want to get a work visa as a non-citizen

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right off the bat

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immediately

// I don’t know right off the bat

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right side up

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with the top facing up

// The book is right side up

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upside down

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with the top facing down

// The book is upside down

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right under someone’s nose OR right in front of someone

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in sight, not hidden

// where’s the stapler? it’s right under your nose

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a sales pitch

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aggressive sales marketig, promotion (oral)

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budge

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move, change

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split

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divide

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abduction

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kidnapping, taking people

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ransom

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money for a kidnapped person

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strike (struck - struck)

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hit

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unveil

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present sth.

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cardiac arrest

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heart stops, heart attack

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proposal

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discussion, possible law

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vaping

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inhaling e-cigarettes

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polish off

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finish sth.

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poop out (slang)

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to be very tired

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to prick up

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pay attention to sth.

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no end of (something)

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a lot of - often negative

//I have no end of problems !!

-> writing!

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a no-win situation

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no good solution

// we didn’t found an agreement, it’s a no-win situation

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i don’t buy it

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don’t believe it, don’t accept it

// You said, you got a perfect score on the toefl test. i don’t buy it.

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nothing but (something)

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only, just

// nothing but the truth

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nothing ventured, nothing gained

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you can’t succeed if you don’t try

// I’m afraid of starting my own business. it might fail. nothing ventures, nothing gained

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nowhere near

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not enough, not nearly

// I have nowhere near the money to go to africa.

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off the record

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not official

// I will tell you who is at fault but it is off the record

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on the dot

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on time

// in Japan, the trains are on the dot

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violating

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not honoring, ruining, not following the rules

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to fund

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to provide money

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provide

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to make sth. available

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to rein in

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to control

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tougher

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harder, stronger

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sanctions

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penalties, restriction

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stream lined

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a quicker plan, efficient, well designes

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cardiac arrest

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heart attack

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to track

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follow, locate

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inquire ABOUT

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ask ABOUT

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to pinch hit

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to substitute

// I’m ill, can you pinch hit for me?

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to play ball (with someone)

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to cooperate

// In a big company you have to play ball with many people

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to play hooky, cut class OR ditch class

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to not go to school or to a class, to skip sth.

// He’s playing hooky today

42
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to play the field

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to date many different people

// I don’t have a boyfriend. i play the field instead

43
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pressed for time

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in a hurry

// I can’t talk right now. I’m pressed for time

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psyched up (for something)

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enthusiastic

// I’m going to Las Vegas and I’m psyched up for it

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to pull someone’s leg

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to fool someone, to play a joke on someone

// I can’t believe it. I think, you’re pulling my leg

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to pull strings

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to use influence to get something done

// He just got the job, because his father pulled some strings

47
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southBOUND

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going to (e.g. southbound = direction to south… I’m bound for London = going to London)

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solid

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full of cars

49
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picks up steam

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getting faster, increasing

50
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legalization

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make sth. legal

51
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backed

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supported, agreed to

52
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a safe harbor

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a safe plae

53
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private sector

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not government

54
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sector

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section, part

55
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dismal

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sad, bad, gloomy

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a bill

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proposed law

57
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under the weather

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a little bit sick

// 
I can't come to work today, I'm under the weather
58
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up-to-date

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modern, current

// I’ve been on vacation. Can you bring me up-to-date

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walk all over someone

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to treat someone badly

// I quit! the boss walks all over everyone. I can’t deal with it.’

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watch someone like a hawk

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to watch carefully

// If you have a baby, you have to watch it like a hawk

61
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What are you driving at?

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What is the main idea or the main point?

// Mom has been talking for a while. I wonder what she is driving at

62
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without fail

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for sure (informally) , absolutely

// I’ll be there without (any) fail

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gaining ON

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getting closer

64
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gamble away

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lose sth.

65
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escorte

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accompany, take care of

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to retrieve

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collect, get

67
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integratiy

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honesty or totality, a whole thing

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antidote

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cure, against a problem

69
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bi-partisan

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both parts, both parties

70
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national guard

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internal military

71
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assault

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attack

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sweep under the rug

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ignore, hide

73
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paramedics

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ambulant workers, emergencies workers

74
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pilot program

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a tested program, a trial, first try

75
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fair-weather friend

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someone who is only friendly in good times

//lI thought we were best friends, but when I asked her for help I found that she was a fair-weather-friend

76
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fall off

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to become less or slower

// Business fell off when Starbucks opened next door

77
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far from it

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not at all

// do you think he is poor
- Far from it. He drives a Ferrari
78
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farm something out

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outsourcing, send work to another place to be done

// Most countries farm manufacturing out to China and 3rd world countries

79
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fat chance

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no possibility

// I hope I get a high score 
- Fat chance!
80
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Fizzle out

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to stop, to die out, to end (mostly slowely)

// In SD the rain usually fizzles out at 10 p.m.

81
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foot the bill

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to pay for something

// When we’re going out for dinner, my dad foots the bill

82
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to hand crazy

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to deliver in person

// you can hire a courier to hand carry your documents

83
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fizz

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sound soda makes, if you open a can of e. g. coke

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fuzzy

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unclear

85
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blow up

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finished, “exploded”

86
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pick up

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gain

87
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to muster (e.g. votes)

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to get support for, to register

88
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primary election

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election before the election

89
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to underway

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happening, going on

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weak

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not strong

91
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strained

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adj. - stretch to the maximum, (too much work for the number of people)

92
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to make do with sth.

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just do what you can with what you have

93
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modest

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not so much

94
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peeked AT

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to take a quick look

95
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to wrap a gift with wrapping paper

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If you’re packing a present

96
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to unwrap a present

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to unpack a wrapped present

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phased OUT

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disappearing

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pick out

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choose, decide

99
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pigged OUT

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ate too much (informal)

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