Of my life

exp.

Heard in Limerick

Very or to an extreme degree. Used for emphasis in expressions of emotion.

In use

I'm ashamed of my life of you, means I am very ashamed of you. Likewise, I'm afraid of my life means I am very afraid.

Posh English

I am utterly ashamed of you, as one might say. Likewise, I am terribly afraid.

  • The life of the partyAn ironic term which describes a person who cries at a party.
  • BejasusAn alternative to shite in many expressions, used for emphasis.
  • PowerfullUsed for emphasis; great or considerable in degree.
  • FierceAn intensifier denoting extreme degree or magnitude.
  • Red rawSeverely or to an extreme degree.
  • Chrissi crackerAn emphatic refusal, equivalent to saying no way or not on your life.