My boss hit the ceiling when I told him Id lost the documents.

The idiomatic expression hit the ceiling means to get very angry and upset. Other expressions for sudden anger include go ballistic and blow a fuse.

Im dying to see the new movie.

Dying to + verb means you want to do something very much. It does not mean you are literally going to die.

Going to the World Cup Final was a dream come true.

If something is a dream come true, it means it was an experience that you really wanted it to happen and then it happened.

My heart sank when I saw my test grade I got a 54.

This expression means that you started to feel sad, disappointed, or discouraged.

We were on pins and needles waiting to hear if we won the contest.

If someone is on pins and needles, it means they are anxious and in suspense, usually waiting to know some important information.

Im kicking myself for not booking the flight yesterday the price just went up $200.
If you do something you regret (you wish you had acted differently), you can say Im kicking myself for (the action) After this expression, we use the -ING form of the verb.

I was shaking like a leaf after I heard an explosion on the train.

We can say someone is shaking like a leaf if they are extremely afraid or nervous.

Im pumped about the concert this weekend its gonna be awesome!

If you are pumped, it means you are very excited for something (usually something in the future that you are really looking forward to).

I was floored by all the help we received after our son was in a serious accident.
To be floored means surprised and/or overwhelmed (usually in a good way).

It drives me up the wall when people answer their cell phones in English class.
Drives me up the wall is an idiomatic expression that means it makes you annoyed. Other expressions for annoying situations include drives me crazy ordrives me nuts.

When describing physical objects you can use a wide variety of adjectives such as: large, big, tiny, minuscule, small, etc. However, when describing nouns that are not physical (e.g. joy, anger, wealth) you need to pay careful attention to the choice of intensifying adjectives. This feature provides a guide to the use of the most common intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns. Absolute / Complete / Total / Utter Absolute, complete, total and utter are used to express strong feelings, extreme situations, and other events especially negative experiences. absolute agony complete astonishment total bliss (an) utter catastrophe absolute despair total ecstasy utter fury a complete idiot utter loathing total madness Big Big tends to describe a happening or a type of person. It is not usually used with uncountable nouns. Happenings a big decision a big disappointment a big improvement a big mistake a big surprise Types of Persons a big eater a big dreamer a big drinker a big spender a big talker Great Great usually describes nouns which express feelings or qualities. great admiration great anger in great detail (a) great disappointment great enjoyment great excitement a great failure great fun great happiness great joy at great length a great number (of) great power great pride a great quantity (of) great sensitivity great skill great strength great understanding great wealth Large Large is often used with nouns concerning numbers and measurements. It is not usually used with uncountable nouns. a large amount a large number (of) a large population a large proportion a large quantity a large scale

A collocation is a word pair, in this case adjective and noun, that always goes together. There are no specific rules for these collocations, however, it is important to learn some of the standard collocations. Here is a guide to collocations with deep, heavy, high (low) and strong. Deep deep depression a high - or low - expectation (of) deep devotion a high - or low - level (of) a deep feeling deep pockets a high - or low - opinion (of someone or something) deep sleep high - or low - pressure in deep thought a - or low - high price in deep trouble high quality Heavy high speed a heavy drinker heavy rain Strong a heavy sleeper strong criticism strong denial a heavy smoker a strong feeling heavy snow a strong opinion (about something) heavy traffic High - Low. Notice that a number of nouns (but not all) a strong sense (of) which take 'high' also take 'low'. a strong smell high - or low - cost a strong taste high - or low - density high - or low - energy high - or low esteem

great utter big large deep high heavy strong

He has a _____ understanding of Greek culture. She was in _____ despair at the though of loosing him. Unfortunately, Tom was a _____ drinker. The lawyer went into _____ detail as he explained the case to the judge. Mary has a _____ opinion of her brother. I came home, got into bed and immediately fell into adeep sleep. Jack is a _____ spender. He loves to take his friends out to dinner. Don't listen to him. He's an _____ idiot. There was a _____ scale earthquake in San Francisco last weekend. I must admit that last weekend was a _____ disappointment. The _____ cost of energy in the area has led to limited use of the air conditioner. When I walked into the room Peter was in _____ thought. She explained her situation in _____ detail. I was in _____ bliss when I heard the news. I'm sorry I'm late. There was _____ traffic. A _____ proportion of students live in the dormitory.