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It means sweating a lot.
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The expression is meant to imply that pigs sweat a lot, but do they? This is an example of a "factoid" a statement that appears to reveal a truth but does not really possess true facts. Pigs do sweat, but not as much or as well as we humans do. Pigs, because of their thick skin, have fewer sweat glands. As a consequence they like to wallow in damp areas to keep cool. Therefor "sweating like a pig" should mean "doesn't sweat at all well"
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt's a similie because metaphors do not use the words 'as' or 'like'. They are more literal.
Lydia Fitzjohn
metaphor because it concedes 'like' and most metaphors include a like.
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Similie
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The sentence He ate like a pig is a what?
a similie man
What is the simile for sweating like a?
pig.. :)
How is an idiom different from a simile?
* * === === On the other hand, if you say "the rugby player cradled the giant egg ball" or "thistle spines pierced my skin when the cat leapt up", you are using metaphor. You are describing something as though it is actually something else. In one of my poems I call a dark cloud "a raven's wing". That's metaphor. I don't say the cloud is like a raven's wing. I wrote a poem called Silken Thingswhich is full of metaphor because the things are none of them actually made of silk. * === === Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally. In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary. Every language has its own idioms. Learning them makes understanding and using a language a lot easier and more fun!
Can you give me examples of hypocatastasis?
if someone eats like a pig(very noisly) u may say to him "you eat like a pig"..this is a similie.you may also asay"you are a pig".. then it is a metaphor.but you can also say"Pig!" to that person.. this is called hypocatastasis. here u r impling that he is a pig or he is like a pig without mentioning it in i sentence.
What compound words end with the word pig?
I only know, like, words that begin with pig. Sorry...if you still want them, here ya go: pig-ment pig-out pig-tail pig-sticker pig-sty pig-sticking pig-weed pig-tailed pig-fish pig-fishes pig-let that's all i have...sorry... :)
Is 'Lauren is as fat as a pig' a metaphor or a similie?
It is a simile because it compares two things by using "like" or "as." If we said "Lauren is a pig.", that would be a metaphor because we would not be using "like" or "as" in our comparison.
What is a Metaphor for pig?
Telling someone that they eat like a pig, would be an example of metaphors about pigs. Sweating like a pig is another one.
The sentence He ate like a pig is a what?
a similie man
What is the simile for sweating like a?
pig.. :)
Is sweating like a dog a simile?
Yes, but sweating like a pig is better.
What is the origin of Sweating like a stuck pig?
Well...it isn't sweating like a stuck pig...the saying is "Bleeding like a stuck pig"......a stuck pig has been stabbed with a knife or another sharp object.
Why is Sweating like a pig not an accurate phrase?
Pigs do not sweat. They dont have functional sweat glands.
What could you use a metaphor in?
You could use it in a story or a poem. For example:Story:Once upon a time there was a girl who hated her dad. He was a pig. He ate so much that he didn't properly do anything...to be continued.The metaphor is "He was a pig." It is a metaphor because he wasn't literally a pig.Poem:I once had a dog. He hopped like a frog (note: that was a simile, not a metaphor). He ate till he was big and became a pig (the metaphor:Again he didn't magically become a pig; he just ate a lot.)
What is the metaphor for fat?
Hippo OR Pig
How do you transform a simile into a metaphor?
In simile, you use the words like, as. For example: "She is cute as a puppy."In metaphor, it does not use the words like, as.For example: "He is a pig."So to transform a simile to a metaphor, you should not use the words, like, as in the sentence.For example:Simile- I eat like a pig.Metaphor - I am a pig.Hope this helps.
What type of figurative language is my sister's room is a pig pen?
metaphor
What is the origin of sweating like a pig?
Well i don't know where it originated, but i guess when people think of pigs they think they are dirty, sloppy, and gross. So sweat is gross so i guess they think that when they are sweating they think that a pig would be dirty like that too, so they would use that phrase!
