If some says I'm starved or i'll die if I don't pass this course he does not expect to be believe he is merely adding emphasis to what he really means. Actually he names I am terribly hungry or i'll get into trouble if I don't pass course if someone say there were undoubtedly millions of people at the dance he is merely piling one overstatement on top of another for really means that the dance hall dance hall was very crowed. Such expressions from every speech as sweat to death as old as time river of blood and a million times a day are good example of overstatement.