Emotions & feelings
pinch yourself
check an amazing event is real
To pinch your skin because something wonderful seems too surprising to be real.
Hear it in real life
You got the promotion already?
I know, I keep having to pinch myself.
When I saw my name on the winner's list, I had to pinch myself.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I had to pinch myself that it was real.
Say: I had to pinch myself to make sure it was real.
Follow “pinch yourself” with “to make sure” when you explain that you are checking whether a surprising event is real.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have to pinch yourself; pinch yourself to make sure it is real
Your turn: say it out loud
When I saw my name on the winner's list, I had to pinch myself.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pinch yourself
check an amazing event is real
“When I saw my name on the winner's list, I had to pinch myself.”
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