http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Hyperbole+Scared+ExamplesSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Hyperbole+Scared+ExamplesCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/im-freezing-metaphor-or-hyperbole-or-both.2010591/For me, now, the questions become very similar to those in the simpler case: Is this just exaggeration? - hyperbole. Or, is this a leap of imagination into a world in which it is freezing? - metaphor. There's also the third matter, which I've not raised so far: is hyperbole a figure?Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:04:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/the-sky-was-black-and-close-hyperbole.3836015/Hello, May I please ask about the figure of speech in the following: " the sky was black and close to the house-tops." from Native Sun. Thanks.Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:24:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/hyperbole.1057563/Hi, I recently felt particularly stupid to learn that "hyperbole" seems to be defined as intentional exaggeration for effect. I had always thought it usually referred to unintentional exaggeration. This may have been due to my tendency to use it in a derogatory way, e.g.: "there goes that...Wed, 14 May 2025 04:23:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/butterflies-knots-in-your-stomach.2998/Si, Artrella, both these expressions are used in spoken English. They are both used to express that you are very worried about something. They can often be used interchangeably: I have butterflies in my stomach thinking about tomorrow's test. My stomach ties in knots every time I think about the exam tomorrow. You would not, however, use the "butterflies" expression if you're talking about ...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:19:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/just-missed-by.4169437/If you do want to use hyperbole and still sound perfectly natural, I suggest "by a split second". I (just) missed the bus by a split second.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:39:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/that-party-took-me-out.3633067/I interpret it as hyperbole, as "knocked me out". Girl, that party took me out. -> Girl, that party killed me -> Girl, that party impressed me to death - Girl, that party astonished/impressed me.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:24:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/as-good-well-as-anyone.3429242/I would say that this is a matter of mild hyperbole rather than strict logic. After all what does 'good' actually mean? Scenario - A room contains 10 people. John: You are a worthless human being. Bill: How dare you say that? I'm as good as anyone in this room! If we look at strict logic then Bill considers himself equal to the 'best' person in the room whoever that may be. In terms of human ...Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:40:00 GMThttps://www.forum.wordreference.com/threads/when-is-your-birthday.1933875/301 Moved Permanently 301 Moved Permanently nginxTue, 24 Mar 2026 12:16:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/the-czech-republic-why-is-the-definite-article-so-random.2531384/I've noticed in a few articles (and websites) from relatively respected sources that the name of the Czech Republic is sometimes written with and sometimes without definite article. I'm curious to know if the following are errors: "Location of Czech Republic (dark green)" Source...Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:51:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/similiarity-between-languages-in-percentage.811292/Those bombastic statements by Meillet and other old linguists about Lithuanian being greatly similar to Sanskrit or Proto-IE should be understood as greatly exaggerated hyperbole and taken with a huge grain of salt.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:50:00 GMT