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A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".
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Coleridge. While the earliest documented use of the expression remains somewhat nebulous, it is generally regarded as having been coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with one scholar noting an earlier reference to "birds and bees" on columns in St. Peter's Basilica from a 1644 entry in the diary of English writer John Evelyn. [2]
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Bird's-foot trefoil: Revenge [5] Bird of paradise flower: Liberty, magnificence, good perspective, joyfulness; faithfulness [4] Black-eyed Susan: Justice Blackthorn: Fate, protection, hope against adversity, good fortune; difficulty [5] Bladdernut: Frivolous amusement; [2] [3] [5] a trifling character [8] Bleeding Heart, Asian / Lamprocapnos
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