4 ways to exaggerate like a Brit - English In A Minute

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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