Lesson 92--Emphasizing

 

 

Emphasizing in English can be fun.  Sometimes the expressions are a little odd, but they are still interesting--as the following examples will illustrate.  The more emphatic meaning is on the right.  Oddly, quite a few of these expressions used dead as the emphatic word.

 

broke:              dead broke/flat broke

poor:                dirt poor

stupid:             incredibly stupid

last                   dead last

tired                 dead tired

cold                 ice cold

gorgeous          drop dead gorgeous

beautiful          stunningly beautiful