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What is the literary term for phrases like between a rock and a hard place?
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∙ 14y ago
That particular phrase is a metaphor describing a difficult situation using figurative language. But it is also a very common phrase, much overused, so it would be called a cliche. Some such metaphors and cliche find themselves embedded in the language and carry a meaning that is more than just the sum of the words composing it. Such phrases are called idioms.
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