Fighting Like Cats And Dogs Figurative Language – Flashcards
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            He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
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            Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and queens.
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        proverb
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            Can I see you for a second?
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            The sun was beating down on me.
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            The flag wags like a fishhook in the sky.
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            I'd rather take baths with a man eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, than tackle the homework my teacher assigns.
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            Ravenous and savage from it's long polar journey, the North Wind is searching for food.
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            Dinner is on the house.
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            Can I have one of your chips?
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            Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
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            The clouds smiled down at me.
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            SPLAT!
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            She is as sweet as candy.
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            I could sleep forever.
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            He drove his expensive new car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes Bends.
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            I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it.
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            The wheat field was a sea of gold.
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            The streets called to him.
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            POP!
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            She was dressed to the nines.
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            The early bird catches the worm.
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            Old news.
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            Your face is killing me.
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            She was as white as a ghost.
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            She has a skeleton in her closet.
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            Bonnie bought a butter birthday cake and balloons or the birthday bash.
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        Alliteration