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What type of figurative language is one foot on the ground?
That is an idiom (an expression or saying particular to a region that has a figurative meaning).
What is an expression of a meaning that contradicts the literal meaning?
An expression of a meaning that contradicts the literal meaning is called an idiom. Idioms are phrases that have a figurative rather than literal meaning, often making them difficult to understand when translated directly.
What is the difference between a cliche and original figurative expression?
A cliche used to be an original figurative expression, but it is so overused that it is no longer creative. An original figurative expression is a unique phrase that is like a simile or metaphor.
Is who squeezed the cat a idiom?
Yes. An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning is figurative rather than literal. The phrase has a meaning other than the usual meaning of the words.
What does 'una estrella para ti' mean in English?
Literally, it means "A star for you." It may be an idiomatic expression or have an figurative meaning, but this it the literal translation.
Which combination of a literal and figurative meaning to impromptu?
Impromptu text is written without much forethought and therefore may employ elements of literal and figurative language. Figurative language could be the use of an expression in the piece and literal language may be facts provided in the piece.
What type of figurative language contradicts itself?
An oxymoron is a type of figurative language that contradicts itself by combining two seemingly contradictory or opposing words to create a new expression with a unique meaning, such as "jumbo shrimp" or "bittersweet."
What does I in the word teamwork mean?
The expression is, "There is no I in teamwork." This is both literal, there is no "i" in the word, and figurative, meaning when working in a team, the team is more important than the individual.
What is the literal and figurative meaning of the expression he is up to his ears in debt?
Figuratively it means he is in a lot of debt. The up to his ears is an allusion to water to suggest he is about to drown in the debt.
What figurative device does the expression tunnel of trees exemplify?
Metaphor
What can be read differently by different reader the literal meaning of a word or the figurative meaning of the same word?
Figurative
What is a figurative expression?
Something that is not literal. A simile or a metaphor is an example of a figurative expression.non-literal.Figuratively speaking, her blood had turned to ice.
