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