OWS Idioms and Phrasal Verbs Advanced | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 12 Public

Exaggeration

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He's better than the rest of us at drawing.

He's streets ahead of the rest of us at drawing.

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My brother is lazy.

My brother doesn't do a stroke of work.

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My neighbours and I get on well.

My neighbours and I get on like a house on fire.

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I didn't know what to say.

I was lost for words.

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He had an affair, she found out and then a lot of arguing and fighting suddenly started.

He had an affair, she found out and then all hell broke loose.

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I stayed out of his way.

I avoided him like the plague.

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I was surprised when he said he was going abroad.

I couldn't believe my ears when he said he was going abroad.

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Environmental groups are extremely angry about plans for fracking in the area.

Environmental groups are up in arms about plans for fracking in the area.

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We'll have to work hard to get the show ready on time.

We'll have to pull out all the stops to get the show ready on time.

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I would do anything to be in his position.

I'd give my right arm to be in his position.

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When I was caught cheating on a test, the principal was extremely angry and told me off severely.

When I was caught cheating on a test, the principal came down on me like a ton of bricks.

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It was very good.

It wasn't half good.

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