While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
It goes without saying military discipline is literally rigid.
This jar can hold two liters of hot water.
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
Military discipline is literally rigid.
Can you spare me a few liters of petrol?
Don't take that too literally.
I took it in a literal sense.
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.
He is literally stupid.
Don't take his remarks too literally.
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.
I'm computer-literate.
I took what she said literally.
Gasoline is sold by the liter.
Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.
He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.