British people love to exaggerate. We say things
aren't literally true in order to make an
impact. We use 'forever' to say that something
takes a very, very long time. 'Sorry i'm late.
I was stuck in traffic forever.'
We use the phrase 'dying for' to say that we really, really need
something. Obviously, we're not literally dying.
'I'm dying for a cup of coffee.' If something is
hurting a lot, we can exaggerate using the phrase
'it's killing me' or 'it's killing'. Again,
we are not literally being killed.
'My tooth is killing me.' We exaggerate by using very,
very large numbers like 'thousands' and 'millions'.
Again, this is not literal - it's
just a way to say 'a lot'.
'I'm so busy. I've got thousands of emails to reply to.'
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