Definition of "hyperbole" | WordReference Forums
Dec 6, 2020 · hyperbole extravagant exaggeration Merriam-Webster hyperbole exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally Webster’s New World College Dictionary Question: Which …
Hyperbole - more than just exaggeration? - WordReference Forums
Jul 26, 2010 · Somebody has been trying to persuade me that "hyperbole" has a stronger meaning than "exaggeration" - a sort of exaggerated exaggeration. The dictionaries point to its Greek origin as a …
an or a hyperbole - WordReference Forums
Jan 13, 2015 · Hi, Why an, not a, hyperbole in the following sentence from The Statment of Articles on Impeachment. "Today I am an inquisitor. An hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate …
Is a hyperbole still a hyperbole if you mean an exaggerated statement ...
Oct 12, 2020 · Is a hyperbole still a hyperbole if you mean an exaggerated statement literally? A speaker uses a sentence to express a meaning. If the speaker intends a literal meaning, he is not using …
hyperbole - WordReference Forums
Aug 9, 2008 · WordReference English definition: hyperbole noun 1 hyperbole, exaggeration extravagant exaggeration There is nothing about intention there, but, in Random House Unabridged: –noun …
without overbrimming the proverbial peck of dirt
Aug 30, 2010 · Such, by definition, should be a saying that is well known and much used, e.g. ' (go) the extra mile; a fly in the ointment." But even a native-speaker of English today would not know a …
word for living in various places for a period of time
Mar 19, 2021 · "Nomadic" (perhaps a hyperbole) but could be used. For years I lived a nomadic existence living at no one city for more than one year. Nomadic definition and meaning | Collins …
I've died a million times for you | WordReference Forums
Apr 29, 2016 · I understand that it's hyperbole. And when Bon Jovi is singing "I'd die for you, I'd cry for you, I'd do anything for you" does it mean that he is ready to give his life away for someone?
rip someone a new one - WordReference Forums
Jan 3, 2020 · It is a hyperbole of a hyperbole. The first hyperbole is "ream one's asshole" or "ream his butt". ream his ass ream (one's) ass 1. vulgar slang To aggressively and angrily rebuke, criticize, or …
so hungry that I can eat a horse | WordReference Forums
Jul 14, 2008 · To say that you "could" eat a horse (you feel that you might be able to eat a horse, as you are so hungry) is enough of an exaggeration, but to say that you actually did, or to declare that you …