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Don just got upsold (= was persuaded to have sth expensive) at CVS and ended up walking away with (= got) the Covid, flu, and pneumonia shots.

A lot of teachers in Japan are paying out of their own pocket to prepare teaching materials and other supplies.

They threw the book at him! I hope he has fun paying back $18 million U.S. dollars! What's that about 1.8 Billion yen?

We worked throughout this weekend to make sure that we had really teed up key priorities that were deliverable.

B: I’d give it a whirl.

We’re peas in a pod.

Schools are trying to use AI to lighten the load for special education teachers.

Well, that sounds like gobbledygook bollocks to me.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/3/12/boeing-whistleblower-found-dead

I have a new MacBook Pro. I initially bought it for my niece in college but her dad beat me to the punch. I was wondering whether anybody here would be interested in buying it from me.

Danny gets paranoid and thinks people are out to (= intend to) get him.

Japan and Russia are exploring pathways to resolve the Northern Territories dispute, but neither side wants to give an inch.

Andy is a fun person to be around.

You’d better steer clear of that guy.

If Charlie and/or Wayne are still going to Mark’s, could someone at the office today let them know the reservation is for 6:30 so that no one shows up way early and has to sit there twiddling his thumbs.?

B: He’s on a roll for sure!