Laying it on thick
10 phrases
我等到花儿都谢了 - I waited until the flowers all wilted - is the loveliest exaggeration here and comes from a song lyric. 我信了你的邪 - I believed your nonsense - is a northern expression that means you fell for it, said with rueful admiration.
我差点没笑死。 wǒ chàdiǎn méi xiào sǐ. — I nearly died laughing吓得我魂都没了。 xià de wǒ hún dōu méi le. — it scared the life out of me说了一百遍了。 shuō le yìbǎi biàn le. — I've said it a hundred times排队排到天黑。 páiduì pái dào tiānhēi. — queued until it got dark我等到花儿都谢了。 wǒ děng dào huār dōu xiè le. — I waited till the flowers wilted我一点都没夸张。 wǒ yìdiǎn dōu méi kuāzhāng. — I'm not exaggerating in the slightest快饿成纸片了。 kuài è chéng zhǐpiàn le. — I'm so hungry I'm turning into paper累成一摊泥。 lèi chéng yì tān ní. — worn down to a puddle热得能煎鸡蛋。 rè de néng jiān jīdàn. — hot enough to fry an egg我信了你的邪。 wǒ xìn le nǐ de xié. — I can't believe I fell for that
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