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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Shiver up a storm...

We have a young woman on marker buoy 1229E. She's barely conscious.
She's shivering up a storm,(has a big fever?) please advise.
  

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No, just shivering badly, presumably from the cold.

  • No, just shivering badly, presumably from the cold.
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No, just shivering badly, presumably from the cold.
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Just to add this:

"Up a storm" means doing something with great energy or in a large amount.

You're really cooking up a storm in here. Dinner is going to be fanstasic.

My mother-in-law is coming for a visit. I'll be cleaning up a storm all weekend.

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Thank you, Mister Micawber and Barbara!

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