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| 99% | 3 | ISA | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 38% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | ||||||
noun • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) verb • use slang or vulgar language • fool or hoax • abuse with coarse language | ||||||||
| 25% | 12 | A once-potent metaphor that has become a lifeless part of everyday language | ||||||
noun • a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') | ||||||||
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| New York Times14 Feb 2003 | Across 40 | ISA |
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