Daily life
be dying for something
want something very much
To want something very much, especially because you need or miss it.
Hear it in real life
Shall we stop for coffee?
Please - I'm dying for one.
I'm dying for a shower after that long walk.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm dying to a cup of tea.
Say: I'm dying for a cup of tea.
Use 'dying for' before a noun, but 'dying to' before a verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be dying for something; be dying for a cup of tea
Your turn: say it out loud
I'm dying for a shower after that long walk.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be dying for something
want something very much
“I'm dying for a shower after that long walk.”
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