I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.

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I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.
1-Is it correct to use can in this sentence?
2-Do we use could because it is an imaginary situation?
 
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1. No.
2. Yes.

Don't try to mess around with the wording of established phrases/idioms.
 
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