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Dale's Idioms PR2:24
Vocabulary "Parks and Recreation"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to shut down | close or end a business, organization, or event |
| due to | because of |
| can't stand | hate, really don't like |
| to be broke | have no money, bankrupt |
| non-essential | not important, not completely necessary |
| to slash or cut a budget | reduce spending |
| a porta potty | a mobile toilet |
| (verb) + like crazy | do a lot or very quickly |
| single-handedly | do alone, without any help |
| to give up | quit |
| to throw together | make or create something quickly |
| libertarian | believing in freedom as the most important thing, "freedom is number one" |
| fiscal | financial, about money |
| a deficit | shortage of money, lack of enough money to pay the expenses |
| personnel | workers, human resources department, HR |
| casualties | victims of war, wounded or killed in a battle/war |
| a gig | a job, especially a temporary, part-time, or second job |
| to get rid of | make something go away, sell, abandon, give, burn, kill, destroy, throw away |
| enthusiasm | energy to do something happily |
| a task force | a committee or group that has a job to do |