Figures of Speech
Published on Jan 11, 2016
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Idioms
An idiom is a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a person.
EXAMPLES
- Time flies when you're having fun(time goes by fast)
- Let the cat out of the bag(reveal the secret)
- It's raining cats and dogs(it is raining heavily)
- You've hit the nail on the head(you got it exactly correct)
- She spilled the beans(she talked to much and told the secret)
Similes
An instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
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EXAMPLES
- As pretty as a flower(the beauty of someone or something)
- To eat like a bird(how someone or something eats very little)
- My heart is like a Zoo(I have a wild heart)
- You are the apple of my eye(someone or something that is greatly loved)
- As fresh as a daisy.
Examples
- Clever on the outside empty on the inside.
- You're toast.
- Don't beat a dead horse in the mouth.
- We'll burn the bridge when we come to it.
- Trying to thread a needle with a haystack.
