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The expression "the elephant in the room" (or "the elephant in the living room") [2] [3] is a metaphorical idiom in English for an important or enormous topic, question, or controversial issue that is obvious or that everyone knows about but no one mentions or wants to discuss because it makes at least some of them uncomfortable and is ...
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.,
Within the Encircling Mountains is a round level plain surrounded by sheer walls; a ravine and tunnel, the Hidden Way, lead out to the southwest. In the middle of the vale is the steep Amon Gwareth, the "Hill of Watch". There Turgon decides to found a city, designed like the Noldor Elves' former city of Tirion in Valinor. Gondolin is built in ...
The Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights can all be found there.
A Secret Vice 2016 critical edition cover Editors Dimitra Fimi Andrew Higgins Author J.R.R. Tolkien Language English Subjects Conlanging, Linguistics, Philology Published 7 April 2016 Publisher HarperCollins Publication place United Kingdom Media type Hardback Pages 300 ISBN 978-0-00-813139-5 "A Secret Vice", also known as "A Hobby for The Home", is a lecture first presented by English ...
Hidden passages and secret rooms have been built in castles and houses owned by heads of state, the wealthy, criminals, and abolitionists associated with the American Underground Railroad. They have helped besieged rulers escape attackers, including Pope Alexander VI in 1494, Pope Clement VII in 1527 and Marie Antoinette in 1789.
Learning to portray someone who can keep a secret wasn’t Knightley’s only preparation for the series. “I did about a month of fight training beforehand,” she says. “When I read the first ...
There are plenty of unique places to stay, from treehouses to yurts, but some vacation rentals have a more offbeat amenity: secret rooms and hidden passages. We sleuthed out 26 places in the U.S ...