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The use of words to indicate something different from
the literal meaning is know as metaphors. |
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A chicken-hearted fellow. ( timid ) |
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A bull in a china shop. ( a rough
person among fragile things ) |
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Don't play the goat. ( behave
foolishly ) |
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They combed out the city. ( searched
thoroughly ) |
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He's a mere cog in the machine. (
unimportant part of it ) |
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To dot the i's and cross the t's. (
give precise details ) |
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A crusty fellow. ( ill tempered ) |
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Drum it into them. ( repeat and
repeat ) |
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His fortunes were ebbing. |
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The tide of his success. |
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