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The use of words to indicate something different from
the literal meaning is know as metaphors. |
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To give the cold shoulder. ( treat
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To look rosy. ( cheerful ) |
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To look blue. ( dismal ) |
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He is a book worm. |
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He bottled up his feelings. |
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You're a brick. ( strong, solid,
good ) |
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They buttered him
up. ( flattered ) |
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To crow over a person. ( express
triumph ) |
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She's a cat. ( spiteful ) |
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We must brazen it out. ( put on a
bold front ) |
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