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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Up a storm

Can I say that my dad talks ‘up a storm’ to emphasize that he talks a lot and with a lot of enthusiasm?

Would ‘sweat up a storm’ sound natural in a conversation or would you be more likely to come across the phrase in a magazine?

Thank you.

  

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I wouldn't understand either of those.

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  • I wouldn't understand either of those.
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I wouldn't understand either of those.

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Ann225Can I say that my dad talks ‘up a storm’ to emphasize that he talks a lot and with a lot of enthusiasm?

Yes.

Ann225Would ‘sweat up a storm’ sound natural in a conversation or would you be more likely to come across the phrase in a magazine?

No, neither.

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'talk up a storm' is OK in AmE.

'sweat up a storm' does not seem natural in conversation or writing.

CJ

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