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Hi,Ellisa.E3, Extending word use Words have different meanings according to different contexts as well as different usages. Words also can also be used as metaphorical meanings to express our feelings about things which creates images gradually. Even some metaphors...

Hello teachers!I'm summarising my texts book and it's not easy to make grammatically right sentences.Please check the wrong grammar for me.Thanks in advance!!! E3, Extending word use Words have different meanings according to different contexts as well as different...

"The thief in the temple" seems to merely be a poetic metaphor and not an idiom. I'm not sure if the temple that is referenced is part of that metaphor or a literal structure (the diary belonged to a priest after all). Regardless, the usage of "thief" is probably a...

Phew, that's a lot of questions!1. what does fabric mean? an underlying structure? can we use any other words intead of "fabric"? You could certainly use a different metaphor. In this metaphor though, 'fabric' is the word used. You have pretty much got the meaning - imagine...

Mr. MM you are right. It's not an idiom, but a metaphor and relates to Marthin Luther King's march that ended in Selma Bridge.

. I don't know because I am not familiar with the context of your quote. Did you read the link I gave you? Then apply it to the situation. It is not an idiom-- though it may be a metaphor..

Cool off = become calmerCool down = allow the body to return to its normal temperature. In your sentence, either might be used, as the second idiom can be used as a metaphor for allowing the temper to cool down.

When you are writing in longhand, in "script" or "cursive" you keep writing letters and don't stop to dot the i's or the j's, or cross the t's. You go back and do that after you write the entire word. Sometimes, you write so fast that you forget to go back and...

As you discovered, this idiom can mean many things depending on the context.Mostly people yell. Sometimes, somebody takes a swing. ?? It can mean literally hitting or trying to hit someone - Hillary Clinton takes a swing at sports metaphors. it can mean to attempt something - Mike Tyson Film...

.These are metaphors, or perhaps anthropomorphization. Cities cannot really choke or have visions; people do.At a crossroads is an idiom: at the point where a decision must be made. We are at a crossroads where we must choose between more talk and plain old hard work. Based on the literal...