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[Paul B. Gallagher]

Roman Ivashkiv wrote:

> Mark, I have a feeling it's a slang expression that only carries an 
> emphatic function.
> In other words, it's an intensifier which your g/f would use to get her 
> point across more rigorously.
> Although these translations are rough, in your context I imagine 
> something like "hell yes, you snored" or "yeah, you snored like hell"
> 
> Hope this helps a little bit.

OK, so the sense is "all out," right?

You snored like it was going out of style
You snored enough to wake the dead
You snored like a chain saw
etc.

Cf.
You drank like a fish
You smoked like a chimney


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Paul B. Gallagher
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"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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