Emotions & feelings
feel ten feet tall
feel extremely proud
To feel extremely proud and confident because of something you have achieved or because someone has praised you.
Hear it in real life
How did you feel after winning the competition?
Honestly, I felt ten feet tall.
When my manager thanked me in front of everyone, I felt ten feet tall.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I felt ten feets tall.
Say: I felt ten feet tall.
“Feet” is already plural, so there is no “feets”.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
feel ten feet tall; felt ten feet tall
Your turn: say it out loud
When my manager thanked me in front of everyone, I felt ten feet tall.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
feel ten feet tall
feel extremely proud
“When my manager thanked me in front of everyone, I felt ten feet tall.”
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