He was up in the air about whether to go to the concert.
He was undecided.
Traffic is moving as slow as molasses.
Traffic is moving very slowly, as molasses often does when one tries to pour it out.
The senator was renowned for throwing his colleagues under the bus in election season.
He was always blaming and telling on others.
The wind was howling all night.
The wind was making a noise.
She literally was swimming in money.
The person actually has a lot of money.
Fast as lightning, I picked up the paper and read it. (
The paper was picked up very quickly.
My desk had a mountain of paperwork on it.
There was no actual mountain, just a large amount of paper.
He sat quietly, letting her words soak in.
This person is taking in information, but they are not actually soaking wet while doing so.
Tickets sold out at light speed.
The tickets sold very quickly.
We saw lights dance in the distance.
The lights are twinkling, but are not actually performing a waltz.
The show went on forever.
The show lasted a long time.
“Hold your horses,” the teacher told the students as they were leaving school.
The teacher told the student to slow down.
My aunt is a walking encyclopedia, and everyone wanted her on their team on game night.
The aunt is a person with considerable knowledge.