I n these common, everyday examples of hyperbole, you'll see the sentiment isn't realistic, but it helps to stress the point.
I've told you to clean your room a million times!
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
She's so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
I have a million things to do today.
When I was young, I had to walk 15 miles to school, uphill, in the snow.
I had a ton of homework.
If I can't buy that perfect prom dress, I'll die!
He's as skinny as a toothpick.
The car went faster than the speed of light.
His new car cost a bazillion dollars.
We're so poor we don't have two cents to rub together.
That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding a dinosaur.
They ran like greased lightning.
He's got tons of money.
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Her brain is the size of a pea.
My geography teacher is older than the hills.