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Literally rolling in the aisles

It was hilarious. They were literally rolling in the aisles

Sara Cox, BBC Radio 1
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Literally raining cats and dogs

It’s been raining cats and dogs here all day, literally

Darren Fletcher, commenting on Sporting Braga v Nottingham Forest in the Europa League

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Literally from another planet

The pace and quality of this darts is quite literally from another planet

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Literally crunch time

It is literally crunch time

Contestants before setting off on Race Across the World
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Literally up for grabs

Tickets are literally up for grabs over the next two weeks

Rickie, Melvin and Charlie, BBC Radio 1

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Literally farted

We’ve [Arsenal] literally farted our way through a league campaign…

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Literally pick his spot

He quite literally had time to pick his spot

Conor McNamara, BBC Match of the Day, commentating on Newcastle v Leicester

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Literally coming out of their ears

They literally have fast bowlers coming out of their ears

Isa Guha, BBC Sports, commentating on The Hundred final
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Breakfast on your doorstep. Literally

A great breakfast on your doorstep. Literally.

Travelodge, Lincoln
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Literally blown away

I lifted the [Swarovski] NL Pure and was literally blown away by the view

Swarovski NL Pure binoculars advert

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Literally jaws on the floor

We were literally jaws on the floor

Richie Anderson, commenting on the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
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Literally jumped ship

He [ex-Conservative MP Dan Poulter] literally jumped ship

Owen Jones, commenting on Dan Poulter’s defection from the Conservative party to Labour
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Literally rocking

A couple of hours later, that same East Stand was rocking, literally rocking, after Marcus Smith had chipped over the winning drop-goal; a tidal wave of delirium spilt forth around Twickenham

The Times newspaper
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Literally schoolboy

Literally that was schoolboy defending

Listener, BBC Radio Solent, referring to Ipswich going behind to Rotherham
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He would be literally exploding

If a certain person [Jeff Stelling] was still sat here he would be literally exploding at the moment

Simon Thomas on Soccer Saturday, referring to the Wealdstone v Hartlepool game
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Literally standing on the shoulders of giants

Quite literally standing on the shoulders of the (gentlest) giants to get here!

Birding “marathon” in Pune, India
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Literally on one foot

Tripathi has to come in, literally on one foot

Harsha Bhogle, commentating on the IPL final between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders
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Literally on their knees

Leeds are playing against a team [Southampton] who are literally on their knees

Don Goodman, Sky Sports
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Literally melted

She started singing this song and my heart literally melted

Listener to Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2
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Literally flying out

Have you got any chicken and ham pies?

No, I’m sorry, they’ve literally been flying out

Sales assistant, Turner’s Pies