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The type of figurative language used in the phrase "you wouldn't be able to open them in a million years" is hyperbole. Hyperbole is a form of exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. In this context, the speaker is emphasizing the extreme difficulty or impossibility of opening something by using the exaggerated time frame of "a million years."

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