都 都快吓死了
“Nearly scared to death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他 在家躺着了
“He's lying down at home.”
都 都快 吓死了
“Nearly scared to death.”
我们开门见山吧
“Let's cut to the chase.”
“We were completely traumatized by what happened, so don't downplay this.”
Speakers often amplify their distress using extreme idioms to evoke sympathy or establish that grave emotional harm has been inflicted before formal negotiations begin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
scared to death; terrified
A highly colloquial, hyperbolic expression used to describe intense fear or shock.
Marks the completed degree of emotional escalation or resulting state of panic.