Definition (dictionary.com)
1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
Example: The children would leave his classroom for the playground to torment the weak and the smart, mussing up their hair and breaking their glasses, (Billy Collins, The History Teacher)
1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
Example: The children would leave his classroom for the playground to torment the weak and the smart, mussing up their hair and breaking their glasses, (Billy Collins, The History Teacher)