14. More or Less Flashcards
MORE or LESS
AROUND
ABOUT
( amount is estimated)
I spent 4 days writing a report more or less.
He’s more or less the same age as me.
So I spent about 4 days writing a report.
He is around the same age as me.
MORE or LESS
( most of the time)
I’m happy more or less.
Cats are more or less independent
WAY
( much better, much more, a lot more)
Way happier
Way prettier
Way more impressive
Way more money
Way more time
I need to make WAY more money.
She is WAY prettier than she was last year.
Wow, she is WAY younger than you.
I’m way happier that I used to be.
A Handful of times
I could count on one hand
(not very much, not very many)
I’ve only been out of the country a handful of times.
I could count the number of times I’ve been horseback riding on one hand.
A million times
A thousand times
A hundred times
( a lot)
I have tried to called he a million times and I can’t get a hold of her.
I’ve told you a thousand times to clean your room.
More times than I can count
I’ve been to Disney World more times than I can count.
I have quit smoking more times than I can count.
I can’t tell you….
I can’t tell you how long I have wanted to start a business.
I can’t tell you how many businesses I’ve started.
A BUNCHA ( a bunch of)
A TON
(a ton if…)
There were a bunch of people at the store.
There is a bunch of traffic.
There are a ton of cops out.
I’m writing a ton of courses.
OFF THE CHART
OFF THE SCALE
( really high, outlier)
His income is OFF the CHARTS.
The heat here is OFF the charts.
The humidity here is off the charts.
THROUGH the ROOF
EXPLODING
( going really high really fast)
Sales are exploding
Her anxiety is exploding.
His brain is exploding ( overwhelmed by information)
To BLOW someone’s mind
( impress someone)
MIND-BLOWING ( impressive)
PACKED
CRAWLING with people
The gym is usually packed in the evenings, so I go in the middle of the day.
I do t like going to the amusement park because they are always packed.
The house might be crawling with spiders.
The store might be crawling with shoppers.
A TAD
A TAD BIT
A DASH
A PINCH
(tiny amounts, just a little bit)
I spend ten hours a week writing maybe a tad more.
This is about ingredients in recipes a dash of salt.
I’m pinching my skin.
A pinch of salt.
Slivers
(Tine pieces)
Slivers of almond
Slivers of glass
Slivers of ice
Slivers of cake( very very small piece)
Metaphorically:
She still has a sliver of doubt in her mind.
Piece
Piece of cake
Piece of pie
A FRACTION of something
(when we want to compare 2 measures when one is less than another)
