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Fraserpan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

You are a star?

If you do a favor for your friend, then he says "You are a Star"! What does it mean? Thanks!
  

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You're great! (perhaps like a movie star)

  • You're great!
  • (perhaps like a movie star)
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You're great! (perhaps like a movie star)
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So does it mean what I did is a big help for my friend? What does it have to do with a star? I am just a little confused. Thanks!
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I found it in a dictionary:

you're a star!/what a star!
?British English spoken? said when you are very grateful or pleased because of what someone has done
Thanks, Mel. You're a real star!
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DDM seems right:

I've found it on another forum, from a native BrE speaker:
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Yes, it's fairly common in the UK.

You're a star = what a fantastic thing you have done, I love you for it and think you are a wonderful person
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thus I was close too.
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"You're a star!" is fairly common in both emails and spoken British English. There are some constraints on its usage, though:

1. It's mostly used by people under 40.

2. It's very seldom used by one male to another male.

3. It's characteristic of office life, rather than home life. (It would sound a little strange at home.)

Possible context: you email some inform

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