Why 'drop dead gorgeous' mean very gorgeous
I came across phase drop dead gorgeous which meaning is very gorgeous or good looking.
I want to know why this phrase have this meaning, how given words relate with? Thank you
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I came across phase drop dead gorgeous which meaning is very gorgeous or good looking.
I want to know why this phrase have this meaning, how given words relate with? Thank you
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I came across phase drop dead gorgeous which meaning is very gorgeous or good looking.
I want to know why this phrase have this meaning, how given words relate with? Thank you
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I came across phase drop dead gorgeous which meaning is very gorgeous or good looking.
I want to know why this phrase have this meaning, how given words relate with? Thank you
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Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.
It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."
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I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
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@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
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Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.
It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."
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I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
2 hours ago
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@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
– Katy
2 hours ago
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Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.
It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."
answered 2 hours ago
KatyKaty
94719
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I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
2 hours ago
1
@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
– Katy
2 hours ago
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Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.
It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."
answered 2 hours ago
KatyKaty
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Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.
It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."
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I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
2 hours ago
1
@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
– Katy
2 hours ago
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1
I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
2 hours ago
1
@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
– Katy
2 hours ago
1
1
I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
2 hours ago
I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.
– choster
2 hours ago
1
1
@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
– Katy
2 hours ago
@choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.
– Katy
2 hours ago
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