I'd say it's meant symbolically and methaphorically in the first place. Naturally, however, it was quite a tragic event, and many people lost their lives during the trek. So yes, probably many people mourned for the dead, and tears were

According to the answer from Vorpar, stress is more of a state of mind, while pressure is the external force. I guess "give ground to" is a war fighting metaphor. In the old fashioned wars, you fought over a piece of ground. "To

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

"How are you going?" is an Australian colloquialism (although usually contracted to "how ya goin'?" or "how ya going?") It basically translates to "how are you travelling?" or "how are you

The short answer to your question is no. The word "imbued" is not used in everyday language, and is probably inappropriate in the given context, even if intended metaphorically. It means "saturated", and your example would mean

Anon: The jungle is filled with beasts. There is the lion, king of the jungle. There are the anaconda snakes, waiting to capture and squeeze their prey. There are the timid lttle mice, who run and hide in their holes. Some animals live in groups -

BTW, what do you mean by OP? What do you mean You may now drop the other shoe? I picked up "OP" from this site. It's a handy shorthand when you're deep into a thread and wish to mention or refer to the original question which was

Hi, I'm currently trying to wrap my head around the slang phrase "somebody takes a swing" . I heard this phrase in this context...Boss of the car towing company is describing the crap situations, which occurs during the car towing

Hi, (1) What has sensitized me in more recent years from this metaphor is to also say to us that everyone faces storms. Sometimes, those storms come out of huge systems. They may be a tornado or an avalanche or maybe a car accident, when

(1) What has sensitized me in more recent years from this metaphor is to also say to us that everyone faces storms. Sometimes, those storms come out of huge systems. They may be a tornado or an avalanche or maybe a car accident, when "there