They [the birds] go through the food so quickly—literally eating us out of house and home
Dr Mya-Rose Craig “Birdgirl”, The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show with Alan Carr, BBC Radio 2
Category: Literally
The country was literally split in two by the EU referendum
Jon Danzig, Journalist
When you appear on stage at the London Palladium you’re literally standing on the shoulders of giants
Joe Pasquale, TV tribute programme for the late Des O’Connor
It got the Kings XI literally to take the game out of the Sunrisers’ pocket
Lisa Sthalekar, Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL
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Literally not laid a glove
They’ve [Sheffield United] literally not laid a glove yet
Matthew Upson, Sheffield Utd v Manchester City
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Literally blow your mind
… this is, quite literally, going to blow your mind…
Chris Packham, Autumnwatch, BBC2
An introduction to a film about… Oh I don’t know, I’ve forgotten, because it blew my mind
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Literally crashed through the doors
When Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership, his team literally crashed through the doors
Owen Jones, “This Land”
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Literally in a different galaxy
You see people literally in a different galaxy who are paying extraordinarily low rates of tax
Nick Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister
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Literally died and went to Heaven
I just died and went to heaven, literally and instantly
Neneh Cherry
BBC Radio 2
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Literally playing for your lives
It’s difficult to play a game where you’re literally playing for your lives
Ian Wright
Commentating on Southampton v Manchester City
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Literally fighting against yourself
When you try adopting new ways of thinking or new behaviors, it can be painful; you are literally fighting against yourself
Anon
Article about Cognitive Journalling
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Literally run the defence ragged
Here’s hoping they will literally run the defence ragged
Saints fan
Commenting on the Danny Ings and Shane Long partnership
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Literally killed me
It literally killed me
Work colleague
After a tough meeting
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Literally about to break
I was literally about to break
Taylor Swift
Guardian article
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Literally a greyhound
In his youth Michael Owen was literally a greyhound
Jamie Redknapp
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Literally throw the kitchen sink
At half time Ardiles said go out there and throw the kitchen sink at them. Spurs are doing that… literally
Alan Mullery
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Literally got no players left
They’ve literally got no players left—and then with 95 minutes gone they score
Lee Dixon
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Literally kill them
There was a lot of physical contact with goalkeepers in those days, and he used to literally kill them
Alan Mullery
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Literally left Ben Haim for dead
He’s literally left Ben Haim for dead there
Jamie Redknapp
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Literally play out of their skins
Barcelona have promised their fans they will quite literally play out of their skins tonight
Clive Tyldesley