Figurative Language

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

“Break a leg!” I said to him before the show.

He wanted his friends to realize that life is a journey and not a destination.

After the stock market crash, many people's financial futures went into free fall.

The basketball sunk into the net with a satisfying Whoosh. What is Whoosh?

My home was a prison...

All the world’s a stage.

Bridget bought a blue bouquet.

The kids were starving to death by the time they went to lunch.

He thinks he’s such an Einstein anytime he answers a question correctly.

The hum of the computer concerned Robert.

I was hit with a can of soda, but I was okay, because it was a soft drink.

His mother was awfully nice.

She was as cold as ice.

The villagers listened to the screaming storm until daybreak.

The bees are buzzing in the garden.

The news was as shocking as an earthquake!

Seeing this play is like watching paint dry.

It's only forty miles to the ranch as the crow flies.

Judge Taylor looked daggers at Atticus, as if daring him to speak. -Harper Lee

Bruce's 64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition.

The water made a sound like kittens lapping.

Opportunity will soon be knocking at your door.

I thought I'd forgotten how to play with a boomerang, but then it came back to me.

She was overwhelmed by the sweet smell of the cookies when she walked in.

I could sleep forever!