(figures of speech)
A ~ is an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning.
Of course I’m not. It was just a ~.
N-COUNT
(figures of speech)
A ~ is an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning.
Of course I’m not. It was just a ~.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012