metaphorical expression
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmetaphoricalandexpression
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metaphorical
adjective
uk/ˌmet.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌmet̬.əˈfɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
Metaphorical language ...
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expression
noun
uk/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/us/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words ...
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But to the extent to which the father-son relationship was problematic when its dangers were givenmetaphoricalexpression, their conflict was an absolute one.
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That is not just ametaphoricalexpressionbut a literal description of the state of affairs.
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Additionally, children have not mastered the patterns ofmetaphoricalexpressionthat are invoked in proverb use.
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As such they underlie the wide variety of linguistic metaphors and metaphorical expressions that characterize everyday language use.
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Apart from the influence such metaphorical expressions exerted on evolutionary biology itself, they served as links between science and the political discourses of their age.
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In neither of these fields, however, has there been any systematic or sustained discussion of the use of proper names in metaphorical expressions.
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Franz, they restricted direct political statements to private conversations, and preferred indirect, metaphorical expressions of patriotic beliefs.
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Children also showed a greater tendency to include metaphorical expressions in their narrative reproductions over time.
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It should come as no surprise then that, as we shall see, metaphorical expressions are particularly prevalent in the lexis of that most abstract of realms, the realm of thinking.
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That is one of those metaphorical expressions which sound very well the first time, but become a little comic when they are repeated over and over again.
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Sugar both title song and album name, exposes the emotions of falling in love and uses metaphorical expressions as if sugar was a magical spell.
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Wordplay often consists in taking metaphorical expressions literally, and the linguistic jokery often placed high demand on the actors.
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Appropriate as many mathematical techniques and metaphorical expressions from contemporary respectable science, primarily physics as possible...
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There are many other proverbial and metaphorical expressions associated with the sleeve, such as "to wear one's heart upon one's sleeve", and "to laugh in one's sleeve".
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