AEE: Chat Up a Storm with this New English Phrase

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San山

2024.12.29

1. doing something up a storm(doing a lot of something, excited about, enthusiastic about)
Ex: My dog was barking up a storm. I don't why, but then I saw there are 4 deer outside.
Ex: I've been cooking up a storm for 3 days, getting ready for thanksgiving dinner.
Ex: I'm sorry. I'm talking up a storm, I know. I'm just so excited to see you.
👏👏👏It doesn't sound naturally with everything.
It doesn't work to say: I'm driving up a storm.
2. excessively
Ex: She was excessively chatting with her friends last night, and now she lost her voice.
3. to no end
Ex: I've been looking for a job to no end lately. I hope someone comes through soon.
4. doing something like crazy.
Ex: I've been looking for jobs like crazy.
Role Play
A: So did you get all ingredients?
B: Yes, of course.
A: I've been shopping to no end, and it seems like I have everything.
B: Ok, great. I've been cleaning up a storm since yesterday, so the place is spotless.
A: Thats great. Claudy told me she's been baking like crazy. She is a great baker. I'm so excited to try her deserts.
B: Oh, me too.

红头发的洛根丁

2024.12.29

1. doing something up a storm：meaing doing sth. enthusiasm or really excessiveness, like cooking / cleaning / talking / chating / dancing / painting. Although this phase become a little dated, like the ones that often appeared in the 90s.
2. doing something like crazy：eg. baking like crazy.
3. doing something excessively（formal）：finding job excessively (yes); cleaing excessively (no).

阿Lyn

2024.12.30

AEE: Chat Up a Storm with this New English Phrase
when you fallling immerse沉浸使陷入yourself in activity like cooking, cleaning or dancing, how can you communicate it to others and connect in English ? listening today .
expressions to talk about enthusiasm热忱热爱的活动 or excessiveness过度格外非常.
1. doing something up of storm: you're doing a lot of something or maybe you're really excited/ enthusiastic about it. like cooking / barking狂吠咆哮/ talking / chating / studying / singing up of storm. anything you just doing with full of enthusiasm, you really into it.
eg, my dog was barking up of storm, i don't know why but then i saw there was a ...dear outside.
i have been cooking up of storm for 3days getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner.
I'm sorry I'm talking up of storm, I'm just so excited to see you.
he is been studying up of storm preparing for his law exam.
don't say driving up of storm, doesn't feels right.
2. excessiveness 极度地( more formal )
eg, she was chating excessively with her friend last night, and now she lost her voice.
3. to no end 无止境地非常地
eg, i have been looking for new jobs to no end lately, i hope something come through安然度过获得成功 soon.
4. like crazy 疯狂地极度地( the most common)
eg, i have been looking for jobs like crazy.
I'm cleaning like crazy all day to get ready for dinner party.

Role play
so did you get all the ingredients食材材料 ?
yes of cause, i have been shopping to no end it seens, i have everything.
ok great, i have been cleaning up to storm since yesterday, so the place is spotless一尘不染的无可挑剔的.
that's great, klaudy had took me she's been baking烘焙 like crazy, she's a great baker 糕点师, I'm so excited to try her dessert 甜点.
oh me too.

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