The word sought may be one of these:
item - an object
idiom - a phrase used for other than its literal meaning, slang
Ben Idom's birth name is Benjamin Carter Idom.
Ben Idom is 5' 11".
Ben Idom goes by Boo.
Ben Idom was born on April 24, 1984, in Longview, Texas, USA.
Roy Idom died in February 1983, in Caddo County, Louisiana, USA.
Roy Idom was born on September 10, 1907, in Cass County, Texas, USA.
anxious
heart of stone
Criticizing from sidelines :) :) :)
metaphor
to sweat one's guts out
it is an idom and it is having become an object of common mental or refernce