The people who have worked hard to make the Civil Rights Movement happen but will never be given an award.
The people who have worked hard to make the civil rights movement happen but will never be given an award.
Metaphor...similes use like or as
When flying in and out of Chicago, many wonder what weather circumstances will ground their flights. Only extreme weather such as blizzard, or conditions where it is unsafe to fly, will cause such a delay.
An airphone is an air-to-ground telephone service for passengers on airline flights.
This metaphor suggest that the fallen leaves are spread out and enveloping the ground like a blanket, creating a layer of coverage. It conveys the idea of abundance and a sense of warmth and coziness that the leaves provide to the natural environment.
For major commercial flights, an airport. For smaller flights an airstrip. For flights in bush planes, any reasonably flat bit of ground or frozen lake (pontoon planes do not need the lake to be frozen)
It can be used as a metaphor for a compromise.
There are typically three types of hot air balloon flights: traditional passenger flights where you ride in a basket under the balloon, private charters for special occasions or events, and tethered flights where the balloon is anchored to the ground and doesn't move far.
As stubborn as a mule.
This phrase uses a simile, comparing the youth to a parcel to vividly describe how they remained on the ground.
No, that phrase is not a metaphor; it is an idiom. Idioms are common phrases that have a figurative meaning different from their literal meaning. In this case, the phrase means to stay practical and down-to-earth.
The sound of bodies colliding could be compared to a heavy sack of potatoes hitting the ground.