List of Metaphors Examples

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A Metaphor is a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer two unlike things in such a way as though they are one. Given below is a List of Common Metaphors used in Everyday Speech:

Anger bottled up inside him (Metaphorical Example: He managed to keep his anger bottled up inside him) A shot across the bows An endless night Apple of my eye (Metaphorical Example: She was the apple of my eye) Batten down the hatches Battle of egos Battle of the Bowling Alley Belling the cat Belt was a snake (Metaphorical Example: His belt was a snake curling around his waist) Better half (Metaphorical Example: She is my better half) Birds of a feather flock together Blanket of air (Metaphorical Example: Blanket of air surrounding earth) Blanket of bullets Blanket of clouds Blanket of exemption Blanket of flowers Blanket of ghosts Blanket of hope Blanket of indifference (Metaphorical Example: Blanket of indifference over homelessness) Blanket of insurance Blanket of love Blanket of roses Blanket of secrecy Blanket of snow (Metaphorical Example: A blanket of snow fell overnight) Blanket of stars Blow ones trumpet Boiling frog Boiling mad (Metaphorical Example: You make my blood boil) Broken heart Butterfly Economics Cabin fever Camels nose Chain reaction Choices are crossroads Close quarters

Cloudy memory Cold feet Consumed by love Copper bottomed Cotton candy words (Metaphorical Example: His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste) Couch Potato Crop of students Deep dark secret Domino effect Early bird Eyes were fireflies Eyes were saucers Flogging a dead horse Food for thought Fork in the road Full to the gunwales Give a wide berth Go by the board Hand over fist Hard and fast He got all steamed up He was a Lion on the battle field Hes just blowing off steam High and dry His eye on the Sparrow Home was prison Homework a breeze Hungry ghost Ideas are water Ideas are wings Ideas in motion Infinite crisis Infinite spectrum of possibilities Intimate relationship Jumping the shark Know the ropes Law of the Horse Legs were wax (Metaphorical Example: He tried to help but his legs were wax) Life a journey Life a mere dream Life a struggle Light of my life (Metaphorical Example: You are the light in my life) Loose cannon

Love a battlefield Love a bond Love a camera, full of memories Love a fine wine Love a garden Love a growing garland Love a journey Love a thrill ride Love an experiment Love an ocean Melting pot Moral compass Night was falling Noisy neighbors Noisy stomach On your beam ends Panic stations Path of exile Path of glory Peace of mind Plain sailing Point of no return Profits fell last year Puppet government Push the boat out Rainbow of challenges Rainbow of flavors Rainbow of hope Rainbow of love Raining cats and dogs Reality an enemy Roller-coaster of emotions Rolling in dough Roof of the World Scapegoat Sea of bees Sea of fire Sea of ghosts Sea of knowledge Sea of love Sea of sadness Sea of smiles Sea of sorrows Sea of umbrellas

Sea of uncertainty Shades of excellence Shades of hope Shake a leg Shaking the dust from the feet She felt her gorge rising Shipshape and Bristol fashion Shiver my timbers Shooting the messenger Shot down an idea Silken lies (Metaphorical Example: Her silken lies went unheard in the court of law) Simmer down! Slippery slope Smell of death Smell of fear Smell of rain Smoking gun Snake oil Social organizations are plants Spherical cow Stable economy Stable marriage problem Standing on the shoulders of giants Sticky wicket Storm of swords Strength and dignity are her clothing Stubborn stains Sweet dreams Sweet smell of success Tell it to the marines The bitter end The cut of your jib The evening of ones life The sea bit my ankles Their ideas are difficult to swallow Thoughts are a storm, unexpected Three sheets to the wind Tiger Cub Economies Time a thief Turkeys voting for Christmas Walk the plank Wave of donations Wheels of justice (Metaphorical Example: The wheels of justice turn slowly) Work has dried up

Examples of Metaphors in Sentences:

A laugh in a sea of sadness. A light in a sea of darkness. A riverboat shall be my horse. Authority is a chair, it needs legs to stand up. Cameron always had a taste for the fruit of knowledge. Choices are crossroads. Crocodiles teeth are white daggers. He has the heart of a lion. He pleaded for her forgiveness but Janets heart was cold iron. He was trying to bait her into debate. Hes burning the midnight oil from both ends. Hes like a duck out of water. Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders. Her home was a prison. Her hope was a fragile seed. His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste. His head was spinning with ideas. I am all ears. I can read him like the back of my book. I have a lot of black sheep in my closet. I try to weave all of the concepts together. I was lost in a sea of nameless faces. In capitalism, money is the life blood of society and charity is the soul. Information travels faster in this modern age as our days start crawling away. It is raining cats and dogs. It is raining cats and dogs. It seemed that an even darker night was waiting for us on the other side. Its like looking for a needle in a hayride. Its time to grab the bull by the tail and look him in the eye. Its going to be clear skies from now on. Kathy arrived at the grocery store with an army of children. Keep your eyes peeled. Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom. Laugh a drink from the deep blue cup of sky. Laughter is the music of the soul. Life is a mere dream, a fleeting shadow on a cloudy day. Love is a camara, full of memories. Love is a fragile flower opening to the warmth of Spring. Love is a growing garland. My classroom is a zoo! My memory is a little cloudy about that incident. Please take a moment to digest the information.

School is a gateway to adulthood She cut him down with her words. She is my East and my West, my compass. She let such beautiful pearls of wisdom slip from her mouth without even knowing. She ran like the Wind She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess. Strength and dignity are her clothing. The assignment was a breeze. The body is a container for emotion. The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn. The con artist managed to reel in another victim. The crier managed to lure in several new customers from off the street. The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face. The executives had golden parachutes to land safely after the company crashed. The job fair was a circus and John was a dancing bear. The job interview was a rope ladder dropped from heaven. The noise is music to her ears. The noise is music to my ears. The path of resentment is easier to travel than the road to forgiveness. The police finally netted a bank robber after an intense search. The promise between us was a delicate flower. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor. The skies of his future began to darken. The teacher planted the seeds of wisdom. The test was a walk in the park. The wheels of justice turn slowly. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. These hemorrhoids are a real pain in the neck. They say that scars are the roadmap to the soul. Those kids are really blossoming. Thoughts are a storm, unexpected. Waves of spam emails inundated his inbox. We are all shadows on the wall of time. Were always falling behind. Words are the weapons with which we wound. You are the light in my life. You are the sun in my sky. You light up my life with your presence. Youve given me something to chew on.

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