Mängder - Intensitet eller Betoning

Behärska engelska idiomer som rör intensitet eller betoning, som "body and soul" och "take the edge off".

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like nobody's business [Fras]

in a way that is very high in speed, quality, or degree

Ex: The other team came out and dominated our players like nobody 's business .

like the Devil [Fras]

in a very intense, energetic, or fast way

Ex: The storm was raging like the Devil , with strong winds and heavy rain .

to [take] the edge off {sth} [Fras]

to make something, particularly something unpleasant, less severe or intense

Ex: We won't be having lunch for another hour, but if you're hungry now, I've got some snacks to take the edge off.

to [take] the sting out of {sth} [Fras]

to take away from the intensity of something unpleasant

Ex: The financial assistance program aims to take the sting out of unexpected medical expenses .

according to cocker [Fras]

in a proper and correct way

Ex: When calculating the dimensions of the room, we followed the measurements according to Cocker, as outlined in his book on arithmetic.

all the way [Fras]

in a complete manner

Ex: They supported him all the way through his challenging recovery process .

body and soul [Fras]

with all that one has

Ex: She was now committed to the band , body and soul .

neck and crop [Fras]

completely and in every possible way

Ex: They devoured the cake , eating it neck and crop , leaving no slices behind .

smack dab [adverb]

precis i mitten

Ex: The car hit the pothole and the tire blew out , leaving us smack dab in the middle of the road .

Bilen träffade gropen och däcket brast, vilket lämnade oss precis i mitten av vägen.

on the nose [Fras]

used for emphasizing the correctness or accuracy of something

Ex: His estimate for the project completion date was right on the nose ; it finished exactly when he predicted .

out and out [Fras]

in a complete and total way

Ex: He was induced to part out and out with all the money .

the hell out of {sth} [Fras]

used for emphasizing the intensity, speed, etc. of something

Ex: She laughed the hell out of that joke , could n't stop giggling for hours .

through and through [Fras]

in every single way

Ex: She 's a New Yorker through and through , with her accent and love for the city .

for the thousandth time [Fras]

used to emphasize that one has done or said something many times in the past

Ex: I 've told you for the thousandth time to clean up your room !

the mother of all {sth} [Fras]

used to describe the intensity of something

Ex: I got stuck in the mother of all traffic jams .

the shit out of {sb/sth} [Fras]

used to emphasize that someone does something with excessive intensity or force

Ex: She trained the shit out of her body for the marathon .

Mängder
Distance	Extent	Intensitet eller Betoning	Extremity
Stort antal eller belopp	Litet antal eller mängd	Speed