There are some words which can be used to 'intensify' many adjectives – 'very' 'really' 'totally' 'absolutely' 'completely' 'utterly' 'entirely'.
- It's very tall.
- We're really happy.
- She's totally exhausted.
- I'm absolutely horrified.
- He's completely hopeless.
- You look utterly miserable.
- I'm entirely satisfied.
blind drunk
- He was blind drunk and behaved in a really bad way.
bone dry
- I must have a drink. I'm bone dry.
brand new
- I've just bought a brand new car.
crystal clear
- The sea near Rhodes is crystal clear.
dead easy
- That exam was dead easy. I've certainly passed.
- He's won three lottery prizes this year. He's dead lucky.
dead right
- I agree entirely. You are dead right.
dirt cheap
- I bought my car for a dirt cheap price from an old lady who had hardly driven it.
fast asleep / sound asleep
- I was in bed and fast asleep by nine.
- I was sound asleep and I didn't hear anything.
paper thin
- These office walls are paper thin. You can hear everything said in the next office.
pitch black
- There's no moon. It's pitch black out there.
razor sharp
- Be careful with that knife- it's razor sharp.
rock hard
- It's impossible to dig this soil – it's rock hard.
stark naked
- The hotel door slammed behind me and I was left standing stark naked in the middle of the corridor.
stone deaf
- He can't hear a thing. He's stone deaf.
wide awake
- I was wide awake by six.
wide open
- Who left the door wide open?
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