METAPHORS

metaphor |ˈmetəˌfôr; -fər|nouna figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable : “I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors | her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor.• a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract : the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering.

Broken heart

Reach for a star

Fish out of water

World in hands

Keys to success

Pen mightier than the sword

Time flies

Crocodile tears