Sentences with phrase «taking figures of speech»
The blind ridicule the sighted one for taking figures of speech literally and concocting a myth about a sense perception no one has ever really had.
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Take George Orwell's advice: «Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech that you are used to seeing in print.»
When we encounter obvious figures of speech, we take them that way, too.
We recognize such constructions as figures of speech used to communicate in colorful ways events that actually («literally») took place.
After a day - long conference in London on how to move forward the political process in Libya, other developments included: An admission the Coalition did not yet fully know who made up the opposition, which came after Nato said American intelligence had shown «flickers» of al Qaeda among the rebels; A suggestion the Coalition would be prepared to see Colonel Gaddafi go into exile if a country was willing to take him; A claim by the Italians that several nations were working on a deal involving a ceasefire, exile for Gaddafi and a talks framework between Libya's tribal leaders and opposition figures; Nick Clegg warning about the «danger of overreaching» during a speech in Mexico, but stressing liberal interventionism must be upheld.
As a financial coach I often told my clients that playing with debt is like playing with fire but I never took the comparison any farther than the figure of speech.
Evans also quoted figures of 5 and 12 million, but took the figure of 18 million from a 1993 NSW Parliament speech by then state Labor MP Bob Martin where he stated «Wildlife experts state that between 5.6 million and 18.4 million of these animals are roaming Australia».
The newspaper article in question takes its figure of 18 million from the same Parliament speech by MP Richard Evans on October 17 1996 that called for the eradication of feral cats.
It's not just a figure of speech, and usually life's brevity takes us by surprise.
The work, which takes its title from a speech by a corporate head of one of the world's major oil companies, is made up of carefully factured plaques exhibiting quotes from business executives and important art world figures.
These figures take no account of entries with senses for different parts of speech (such as noun and adjective).