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      I came across phase drop dead gorgeous which meaning is very gorgeous or good looking.



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          Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.



          It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."






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            I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

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            @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

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          Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.



          It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."






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            I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

            – choster
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            @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

            – Katy
            2 hours ago
















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          Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.



          It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."






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            I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

            – choster
            2 hours ago






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            @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

            – Katy
            2 hours ago














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          Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.



          It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."






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          Drop dead works as an intensifier in this phrase. The reference to death isn't literal; it's a hyperbolic expression meant to emphasize how incredibly stunning the speaker finds the person being described.



          It's thematically akin to phrases like "I am so [adjective] I could die" (common examples: "hungry," "happy") or "I'm bored to death."







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            I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

            – choster
            2 hours ago






          • 1





            @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

            – Katy
            2 hours ago














          • 1





            I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

            – choster
            2 hours ago






          • 1





            @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

            – Katy
            2 hours ago








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          I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

          – choster
          2 hours ago





          I would say heart-stoppingly and perhaps breathtakingly are more analogous.

          – choster
          2 hours ago




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          @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

          – Katy
          2 hours ago





          @choster I agree that they would be appropriate synonyms for "drop dead" in this example, but they reference death more obliquely, and I wanted to emphasize the specific theme of hyperbolic phrases that include death.

          – Katy
          2 hours ago


















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