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    COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH

    Here are 4 sentences: a main sentence and 3 alternate colloquial sentences. Find the sentence which is the opposite of the main sentence (= which does NOT have the same meaning as the main sentence).

    Note: "US" = American English

    a) "I'M COLD!"
    -> 1. "I'm freezing!"
    -> 2. "I'm burning up!"
    -> 3. "I'm a popsicle!" (US)

    b) "HE STAYED CALM!"
    -> 1. "He didn't bat an eyelid!"
    -> 2. "He saw red!"
    -> 3. "He was as cool as a cucumber!"

    c) "I'M HUNGRY!"
    -> 1. "I'm famished!"
    -> 2. "I'm stuffed!"
    -> 3. "I'm starving!"



    d) "IT'S VERY CLEAN!"
    -> 1. "It's filthy!"
    -> 2. "It's spotless!"
    -> 3. "It's as shiny as a new pin!"



    e) "HE'S STUPID!"
    -> 1. "He's thick!"
    -> 2. "He's a real egghead!"
    -> 3. "He's dumb!" (US)

     

     

    ANSWERS

    a) "I'M COLD!"
    -> 1. "I'm freezing!"
    -> 2. "I'm burning up!"
    -> 3. "I'm a popsicle!"

    b) "HE STAYED CALM!"
    -> 1. "He didn't bat an eyelid!"
    -> 2. "He saw red!"
    -> 3. "He was as cool as a cucumber!"

    c) "I'M HUNGRY!"
    -> 1. "I'm famished!"
    -> 2. "I'm stuffed!"
    -> 3. "I'm starving!"

    d) "IT'S VERY CLEAN!"
    -> 1. "It's filthy!"
    -> 2. "It's spotless!"
    -> 3. "It's as shiny as a new pin!"

    e) "HE'S STUPID!"
    -> 1. "He's thick!"
    -> 2. "He's a real egghead!"
    -> 3. "He's dumb!" (US)

     

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