Max was already upset. Your teasing him just added fuel to the fire.
John's excuse for not completing his homework just doesn't add up.
Mary has a difficult time getting along with others as she is inclined to go against the grain in everything she does.
Some people describe Albert Einstein was a physicist ahead of his time.
So, you have some new gossip about Mary. I'm all ears.
I'm really fired up about the party next week.
Many people are complaining that gas costs an arm and a leg nowadays.
Max called out to Mary at the top of his lungs, but she didn't hear him.
Two months after the fire, the construction company gave us a ballpark figure on how much it would cost to rebuild our home.
I'm not sure which car to buy. I'm trying to figure out which gives the greatest bang for the buck.
Don't ask me for a pay raise. You're barking up the wrong tree. I have no authority to give anybody a pay raise.
John's excuse for not completing his homework just doesn't add up.
Bear in mind that money is not the most important thing in life.
I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but could we go over the plan just once more?
Please stop beating around the bush and get to the point!
Do you have any idea why Mary was upset? Beats me!
Max bent over backwards to make sure that his boss was happy.
The color of the car is beside the point. What kind of gas mileage does it get?
Max was between a rock and a hard place. He could fight in the war, which he didn't believe in, or go to prison.
Max quit his job because he was tired of biting his tongue every time his boss announced one of his stupid ideas.
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