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caren_630
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Dear colleagues, Need urgent help with the following question: "That makes the gooseflesh come and the hair rise." (Extract from The Empty House) What is the previous phrase an example of? I think it may be considered either metaphor or Idiom .... Am I right? Thank a lot, |
1 Oct 2022
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yanogator
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"Gooseflesh" is used to describe human skin, not in a literal way. The form isn�t right for a metaphor (which uses both the actual thing and the figurative thing), so I guess it�s an idiom. The rest of the sentence is literal. Bruce |
1 Oct 2022
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cunliffe
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Just as an aside, nowadays we would say: that gives me goose bumps and makes my hair stand on end. |
2 Oct 2022
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spinney
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Also, goose pimples.  |
2 Oct 2022
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