Hi Jessie, It means to do something exactly as written, in literal manner. Example: "He literally ate the whole fridge empty" = He ate EVERYTHING inside the fridge "He ate the whole fridge empty" = He ate a lot, perhaps leaving only something in the fridge The word "literally" is often misused, to emphasize something. Here's your obligatory XKCD that exemplifies this misuse: https://xkcd.com/725/