Hyperbole
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
I am very hungry
Passed away
Died
You're not wrong
You're right
The classroom was a zoo.
The classroom was noisy.
exact estimate
oxymoron
It's worth it's weight in gold.
It is very expensive!
Put to sleep
To kill
My car was not cheap
My car is expensive
You have to be cruel to be kind.
You have to be firm in the way you deal with someone's problems
less than pleased
litote
I am so thirsty I could drink the entire ocean!
I am very thirsty!
Letting someone go
Firing someone
The test came back not negative.
The test came back positive.
He was not born to shame. Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit, For 'tis a throne where honor may be crowned.
Romeo and Juliet; Act 3, Scene 2
-William Shakespeare
He is too honorable to be labeled in that way.
Proud can I never be of what I hate,
But thankful even for hate that is meant love.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 5
-William Shakespeare
paradox
We were dying from laughter.
We were laughing a lot.
vertically challenged
short
This isn't rocket science.
It's easy.
Always expect the unexpected.
Be prepared for anything.
"La vie est une plage!"
-Philippe, (Mr. Teter's college classmate)
Metaphor
This is the worst day of my life!
I am having a bad day!
Economical with the truth
Lying
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
It's similar.
Nothing in his life
Became him like the leaving it.
Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4
-William Shakespeare
He was perhaps not recognized with as much honor as he was when he passed. (which is also using a __________?)
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oxymoron