Hyperbole

She’s as thin as a toothpick

The girl is very skinny

Her brain is the size of a pea

She is not smart

That mall is large enough to have its own zip code.

The mall is large in size.

I ate so much on Thanksgiving, I weigh more than a whale.

They ate too much food.

Her smile was a mile wide

She had a very big smile/ she was very happy

His stomach is a bottomless pit

He can eat a lot

My mom is going to kill me

Their mom is very upset with them

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets

the weather is very cold

I had a ton of chores to do

There was a lot of chores to be done

Our new house cost a bazillion dollars

the house was very expensive

The church was decorated with a million flowers

there were a lot of flowers in the church

He’s got tons of video games

he owns a lot of games

I ran a hundred miles yesterday

they ran a lot

Old Mr. Smith has been teaching here since the Stone Age

the teacher has been teaching for a very long time.

I told you a million times not to do that

I have repeatedly warned you.

It will only take me two seconds to get there

I can get there fast

Carrie never stops talking

Carrie talks excessively (a lot)

Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth

Disney is a place where people are usually happy

Lucky Charms, “They’re Magically Delicious”

they taste really good

America runs on Dunkin

A lot of people in America drink Dunkin Donuts

I’ve told you to clean your room a million times

They asked them to clean their room a lot

The car went faster than the speed of light.

The author wants to emphasize the extreme speed of the car

We’re so poor we don’t have two cents to rub together

They have little to no money