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As to this point, the whole article is kinda a metaphor; they're comparing plant husbandry with child education. Thanks and Regards! Maple

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A metaphor is created when a speaker says that S is P (word meaning) while communicating that S is R (speaker meaning). In a way, it is not saying (literally) what you mean. It always involves a discrepancy between word meaning and speaker meaning . 1. Sally is a block of ice....

Hi there! This is my second article about idioms. So if you want to create vivid word pictures, seizing the attention of your listeners to what you are saying, use more lively idioms in your speech, which will make your language more compelling. "English language is loaded with...

Although you do not brag with tall tales, you are actually more competent than adulterer. "Brag with" does sound weird, as does the usage of "tall tales", which are similar to myths. The comparison of a good lover to an adulterer is rather coarse and definitely not a compliment. Also,...

Dio (Email Removed) writes: Another fixed phrase, which I guess you understand OK. Look, practically everything in English usage is a fixed or semifixed phrase, and you just have to learn a lot of them. Sorry, that's the price you pay for a simple morphology. Read a lot, watch TV, and pick...