Figurative Language Matching- S. Wilson 2 – Flashcards
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To get my assignment done, I'll have to burn the midnight oil.
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The sun was smiling down on me at the park today.
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I got ready in the blink of an eye.
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Her voice was as sharp as a knife.
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It has been a hundred years since we last saw each other.
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She sang at the top of her lungs.
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You are what you eat.
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The wrinkled, wise old woman wondered why the whales were washing their wigs.
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The sky misses the sun at night.
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He stood out like a sore thumb.
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The world is my oyster.
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Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.
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You could have knocked me over with a feather.
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The lesson lasted an eternity.
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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My book bag weighs a ton.
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Look before you leap
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Life is a constant battle
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Your browser is your doorway to the internet.
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Her skin was as soft as silk.
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That man is a shark.
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The wind whispered to the trees.
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I nearly died laughing.
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Sometimes Sunny sings in the shower.
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He eats like a pig.
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Love is magic.
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The clouds hugged the moon.
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I tried a thousand times.
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The lady laughed loudly all day long.
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Tripper tried to fly to Texas.
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My love is a rose.
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The leaves danced around the yard.
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He was as noisy as a group of children
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He beat the game a million times.
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The baby was as cute as a button.
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My sister is a mouse.
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I wished a thousand wishes.
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The slice of pie was filled with sweet surprises.
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The chair danced across the floor.
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An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
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A phrase or expression that means something different than what the words are literally saying.
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Giving the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive.
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A comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
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This occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound.
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A comparison between two things, using the words "like" or "as."
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He's walking around with a chip on his shoulder.
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They fought like cats and dogs.
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Hannah's home has heat hopefully.
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All the world's a stage.
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James was feeling under the weather, so he didn't go to school.
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America is a melting pot.
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I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
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The blizzard swallowed the town.
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I have a million things to do.
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I had a ton of homework.
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Quincy's quilters quit quilting quickly.
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You could have knocked me over with a feather.
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Don't just sit there like a bump on a log.
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Norris Newton never needed new noodles.
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Mary paid through the nose for that dress.
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Time creeps up on you.
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He's as stubborn as a mule.
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That assignment was a breeze.
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She sells seashells down by the seashore.
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The waffle jumped up out of the toaster.
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I was as busy as a bee at work today.
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The thunder grumbled like an old man.
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That restaurant has really gone to the dogs.
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The warehouse was a dusty, silent tomb.
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You are driving me insane.
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The teacher asked a hard question, but I was saved by the bell.
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My speech was up next. I had butterflies in my stomach.
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My heart beat like a bass drum when the door burst open.
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The mosquitoes were little dive bombers attacking our skin.
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Ten birds lined up like bowling pins on the telephone wires.
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Your mom said you need to face the music when you get home.
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When I had the flu, my voice sounded like a creaky door.
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You hit the nail on the head when you said he was lazy.
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Time is a thief stealing minutes from my life.
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How could she marry a snake like that?
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Every muscle in my body hurts.
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I burned the midnight oil studying last night.
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The story came straight from the horses mouth.
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A large river moved like a snake across the prairie.
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I'm starving to death.
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His stomach was growling like a bear.
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Hold on to your hat, it's going to be an amazing ride.
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The gas prices are ridiculous; I'm going to be paying through the nose.
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I've told you a million times to study.
