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Literally pulled up by their bootlaces

The Indonesians literally pulled themselves up by their bootlaces

Anon
BBC Radio 5
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Literally eating out of Lou’s hand

Toadfish is eating out of Lou’s hand—literally!

Anon
Neighbours
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I was literally a time-bomb

After leaving prison, I was literally a time-bomb waiting to go off

Ex-con
BBC2
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The horse literally floats

The horse literally floats across the field

Anon
Pet Rescue
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Literally re-born

I was re-born—literally!

Anon
ITV lunchtime news
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Literally gripped by the storyline

The nation was literally gripped by the storyline

Anon
Lowry, BBC2
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Literally spiralling out of control

The economy is literally spiralling out of control

Anon
BBC Radio 5
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Literally up in arms

You bounced two direct debits on this man and he’s literally up in arms

Lloyds TSB employee
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Literally leave my notebook in the field

I got chased by some wasps and had to literally leave my notebook in the field and run

John Martin
WEBS count at Axe Estuary (and he did literally leave his ntebook and run!)
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Literally like an ironing board

It [White-tailed Eagle] is literally like an ironing board

Simon King
BBC Wildlife programme
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Literally crucifying the wearsiders

Chelsea, being pushed forwards by this big house, are literally crucifying the Wearsiders

Anon
Local radio station, quoted by Harry Pearson in ‘The Far Corner’
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Literally got fingers in pies

We have literally got fingers in pies all over the place

Chairman
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
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Literally kicked the ball through a cloud

He literally kicked the ball through a cloud of defenders

Anon
BBC Radio 5 Live, Derby v Leeds
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Literally hotfoot

I’ve just come here, literally hotfoot, from the Davis Cup draw this morning

Ian Carter
BBC Radio 5 Live
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Literally treated like a leopard

We can not, of course, compete with Thornbury, where you are literally treated like a leopard if you don’t have a hanging basket outside your shop

Chairman
Portishead in Bloom
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Literally full of Kittiwakes

The cove is literally full of Kittawakes (sic)

Mark Carwardine
Mark Carwardine in Iceland
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Literally ploughing money

He [wealthy politican] is literally ploughing money into the campaign

Anon
World Tonight, BBC Radio 4
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Literally into the right shape of mind

He literally got into the right shape of mind

Sally Gunnel
Reporting on Dwain Chambers’ 100m bronze medal at the World Championships in Seville
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Literally bounced back

Denise Lewis literally bounced back in the High Jump

David Coleman
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Literally wrestling with the wheels

You can literally see the drivers wrestling with the wheels

Anon
BBC South Today, report on powerboat racing