Thank you very much, Grammar Geek, for your quick reply! May I ask you another question, please? Now I understand what the passage says, but am still confused with the use of ‘fare’ in that sentence. My dictionary renders two meanings;

Can we use "sb's stomach drop to sb's feet" as a metaphor for homesick? thanks

Pictures making your stomach drop is a metaphor for sickness. It's generally not a nice feeling, and it can also be associated with dizziness and tiredness. A "day out" is like a day trip. You go out for the day - you could possibly

Ordinary language logic is not the same as mathematical logic. Consider the basic idea of equality. Jack was assigned to clean out the stables, but he was not the task. Note the measurement 'upward' from an assumed 'low'

what are the structures and sentences of metaphors. sorry to say but i am deeply in need of some sentences

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I need to write metaphors for loneliness, anger, largeness, confusion, and excitement.

Hi AlpheccaStars, Anonymous and Grammar Geek, Thanks for solving this metaphor for me, and beautifully described so I could understand. Hope you all wake up to a beautiful day tomorrow morning. Regards, Tinanam

That heart is countable is irrelevant. man without an article means mankind, all people, both men and women. man without an article does not mean any particular man. Of course, not all of mankind together can literally have one heart, so this is

These seem to be Christian-based or other religious phrases. In this kind of writing, metaphor is used heavily, and most any meanings or metaphors may be utilized-- often, coined ones. Taking that into consideration, the phrases seem reasonable