adjective + 得要命/得要死/得不行
Extremely …; … to death
Adjective + 得要命/得要死/得不行: extremely so (colloquial, “… to death”).
In stories
小远的脸热得不行，他真想马上跑回楼上去。
我原本以为会枯燥得要命：唱词听不懂，故事看不懂，在剧场里一坐就是两个小时，肯定会睡着。
What does adjective + 得要命/得要死/得不行 mean in Chinese?
Extremely …; … to death. Adjective + 得要命/得要死/得不行: extremely so (colloquial, “… to death”).
How common is adjective + 得要命/得要死/得不行?
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