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What Does it Mean?
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merycona
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What Does it Mean?
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Does anybody know what the phrase in bold means?? Whatch you don ´t burn your mouth. The soup is really hot. Is it ever! You should have warned me earlier. |
24 Apr 2018
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Jayho
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Hi merycona Is it ever = I fully agree, 150%. It is stronger than just a basic �I agree �. The responder has realised that the soup is really hot by trying it, and judging by the following statement, has probably burnt their tongue. You can see a dictionary definition here Cheers Jayho |
24 Apr 2018
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merycona
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Hi Jayho Thank you very much.. I appreciate your help. |
25 Apr 2018
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zoemorosini
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Other synonymous phrases would be "It sure is/They sure are", "Indeed!" or "It certainly is/They certainly are". You demonstrate extremely strong agreement with the previous speaker �s statement when you say "Is it ever!" or "Are they ever!" (singlular vs. plural form). Example 1: Person A: Oh, my goodness! It �s so hot today! Person B: Is it ever! I can hardly stand it. Example 2: Person A: Oh, my goodness! I can �t believe how delicious these cookies are. Person B: Are they ever! You are so right. I can �t stop eating them. Hope this helps :) Zoe Morosini, USA |
26 Apr 2018
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jasmeen123
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hii, thank you for this information today i learn a new word in this forum with example. |
7 May 2018
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