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AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF COMMON HYPERBOLES
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PHRASES and EXPRESSIONS (Note: Among these are clichès as well.)
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against all odds |
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all the time |
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barrage of questions, a |
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beyond a shadow of a doubt |
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beyond belief |
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beyond |
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could not fathom it |
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couldn't care less |
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did everything I could |
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each and every time |
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earth-shattering |
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endless supply of, an |
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entirely too good |
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freaking out |
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give a hundred and ten percent |
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going crazy |
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greatly overrated |
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hysterically funny |
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in actual reality |
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in an instant |
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in his (her; their) entire life |
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in the entire world |
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inconceivable truth, the |
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just about |
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leaving no stone unturned |
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myriad of, a |
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no time to spare (to lose) |
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no way, shape or form |
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not in a million years |
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off the scale (map) |
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only time, the |
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plied with |
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search the world over |
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since the beginning of time |
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thousand times over |
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till the ends of the Earth |
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tons of (style; money; experience; etc.) |
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undeniable truth of the matter, the |
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under no circumstances |
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without a doubt |
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without exception © 2005 Karl J. Sherlock
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