Hyperbole Match-UpOnline version Test your knowledge of hyperboles by matching 10 hyperboles with their meanings. Can you identify the exaggerated statements? by Tina Goodroe 1 Hyperbolic Statements 2 Meanings I could eat a horse! I've told you a million times! I'm so hungry I could eat a cow! I'm dying of thirst! I'm so tired I could sleep for a week! I'm so bored I could die! I'm freezing to death! I'm sweating bullets! I'm so happy I could cry! I'm so mad I could scream! I'm so scared I could jump out of my skin! I'm so broke I can't even afford to pay attention! I'm so busy I don't have a minute to spare! I'm so clumsy I trip over my own shadow! I'm so old I remember when rocks were soft! Extremely hungry Very thirsty Extremely tired Extremely bored Extremely cold Extremely nervous Extremely hot Extremely happy Extremely angry Extremely scared Extremely poor Extremely busy Extremely clumsy Exaggerated repetition Exaggerated age