Metaphor
81Fork in the road (metaphor) — A fork in the road is a metaphor, , for a deciding moment or a in life or history when a major choice of options is required. Compare crossing the Rubicon . Examples*There is a common motif in Russian folk tales, where a vityaz (Russian knight)… …
82Third rail (metaphor) — The phrase third rail is a metaphor in politics to denote an idea or topic that is so charged and untouchable that any politician or public official who dares to broach the subject would invariably suffer politically.The third rail in a train… …
83Numeric metaphor — See also: :Category:Numeric epithets A Numeric metaphor denotes the hypothetical but often widely believed existence of an entity in addition to a list of known entities. Numeric metaphors are often a product of the press and are prominently… …
84extended metaphor — noun A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. Syn: conceit …
85the metaphor stands for — the metaphor symbolizes, the allegory stands for …
86mixed metaphor — /mɪkst ˈmɛtəfɔ/ (say mikst metuhfaw) noun See metaphor (def. 2) …
87mixed metaphor — ► NOUN ▪ a combination of incompatible metaphors (e.g. this tower of strength will forge ahead) …
88mixed metaphor — n. the use of two or more inconsistent metaphors in a single expression (Ex.; the storm of protest was nipped in the bud) …
89dead metaphor — noun Date: 1922 a word or phrase (as time is running out) that has lost its metaphoric force through common usage …
90mixed metaphor — noun Date: 1800 a figure of speech combining inconsistent or incongruous metaphors …
